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Filed May 4, 2026
The short version
David Levy predicted on January 7, 2026: “In 2026, that pressure will push inference workloads outward into CDNs, edge networks, purpose-built inference platforms, on-prem environments, and on-device.” Verdict: Still evolving. Levy predicts that 2026 will push inference workloads from centralized cloud regions toward CDNs, edge networks, specialist platforms, on-premises systems, and devices. Cloudflare offers Workers AI on its global network,…
Prediction by
David Levy
On January 7, 2026
“In 2026, that pressure will push inference workloads outward into CDNs, edge networks, purpose-built inference platforms, on-prem environments, and on-device.”
Follow-up
Levy predicts that 2026 will push inference workloads from centralized cloud regions toward CDNs, edge networks, specialist platforms, on-premises systems, and devices. Cloudflare offers Workers AI on its global network, with models running close to users in 200+ cities. That product is directional evidence of edge capacity, not a measurement that inference workloads have shifted at the scale Levy forecast. The 2026 outcome remains open.
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