# Edge Devices Can Run AI Without Back-End Servers by USSOCOM > "Edge Computing Devices: Man-packable and low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) technologies that permit computing devices at the edge that for processing of AI/ML algorithms such as Natural Language Processing, General Information Processing, Video/Graphics Processing without any back-end server connectivity." > **— USSOCOM**, *accessed September 23, 2026, USSOCOM Capability Areas of Interest* ## Sources and Context - **Direct official source and complete contiguous wording:** [USSOCOM Capability Areas of Interest](https://www.socom.mil/SOF-ATL/Pages/capability_AOI.aspx) — USSOCOM's public technology-interest page specifies disconnected, man-packable AI/ML processing at the tactical edge. - **Routing classification:** CT-enabling public SOF requirement. This label describes the quotation's relationship to the counterterrorism technology stack; it does not alter the speaker's wording or claim that every cited system has a direct counterterrorism mission. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/A History of Machine Intelligence|A History of Machine Intelligence]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures|Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Tactical-Edge Intelligence|Tactical-Edge Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Public Intelligence Technology Discourse|Public Intelligence Technology Discourse]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Edge Computing Devices: Man-packable and low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) technologies that permit computing devices at the edge that for processing of AI/ML algorithms such as Natural Language Processing, General Information Processing, Video/Graphics Processing without any back-end server connectivity." — USSOCOM, accessed September 23, 2026, USSOCOM Capability Areas of Interest https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ct-architecture-edge-devices-can-run-ai-without-back-end-servers ```