When the Cloud Fails, the Browser Still Thinks

Browser-native LLMs are the most underrated shift in edge AI. Here's why. 3:17 AM. North Sea. 200 kilometers from the nearest coastline. The satellite uplink has been down since midnight. The drilling platform runs on skeleton watch. At exactly 3:17, a pressure sensor on mud pump P-3 starts drifting. Marcus, the on-call engineer, pulls up the asset interface on his tablet. Types what he sees: "mud pump P-3 pressure readings drifting high since 0200, vibration also slightly elevated" Two seconds