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The Stack Overflow Podcast

The Stack Overflow Podcast

Your phone is AI’s newest hardware

Sep 29, 2026 · 27 min · 9 segments

Ryan sits down with Div Garg, CEO at AGI Inc., to talk about running AI agents entirely on mobile devices, optimizing models for edge computing chips, and building safety mechanisms into autonomous…

Ryan sits down with Div Garg, CEO at AGI Inc., to talk about running AI agents entirely on mobile devices, optimizing models for edge computing chips, and building safety mechanisms into autonomous app interactions. **Episode notes:** AGI Inc. is a research lab building the world's best on-device models that allow AI to autonomously interact with millions of third-party mobile applications. Connect with Div on LinkedIn and check out AGI on X. Congrats to Great Question badge winnerhttps://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fstackoverflow.com%2Fusers%2F Nathan Fellman for winning the badge on their questionhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/How does reverse debugging work?. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ryan sits down with Div Garg, CEO at AGI Inc., to talk about running AI agents entirely on mobile devices, optimizing models for edge computing chips, and building safety mechanisms into autonomous…

Speakers: Div GargGuestRyan DonovanHost

Top entities: Artificial intelligence×23 Div Garg×8 Uber Technology×10 India×5 Qualcomm×10

Div’s Path to AI0:37 – 1:50

0:37

Yeah, I've always been fascinated by software.

0:41

I was nine years old.

0:42

We used to have a bunch of PCs in my house.

0:45

I was always tinkering around, see what you can build.

0:48

And yeah, I think I was always fascinated, like, what is this box? And how can it do all these things? And this was in India.

0:54

And then I did a lot of stuff where there is a bunch of international Olympiads and so on.

0:59

I ended up coming to the US.

1:01

And this was when I was 16.

1:03

So this was when I came to the US.

1:05

I was doing a lot of stuff in physics at the time.

1:07

So like, like a lot of like international physics Olympiads and like my parents actually thought I would become a theoretical physicist.

1:12

And like, I was actually thinking like, okay, like I should try to get the Nobel medal in physics or something.

1:17

And then the journey kind of hit me at that point.

1:19

It was like, okay, one of the biggest things that's going to happen in my lifetime is going to be AI.

1:23

And as soon as you have artificial intelligence and all these things are working, that is the next evolution of computers and where things are going.

1:31

And it'll be very fascinating to work on that.

1:32

So that's actually what actually got me into computer science in my undergrad.

1:36

I was like, okay, this is happening.

1:37

And I should go and study it.

1:39

And that's what made me into a CS major.

1:42

And eventually I ended up joining Stanford in the PhD program, focusing on AI and agents.

1:48

So that was really fascinating.

R

Ryan DonovanHost

1:50

Nice.

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98%23 mentions
Div GargPerson
95%8 mentions
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92%10 mentions
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89%5 mentions
QualcommCompanySemiconductor company
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On-Device AITechnology > Artificial Intelligence > Mobile Technology
AI AgentsTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > Mobile Technology > On-Device AI
User InteractionTechnology > Mobile Devices > Smartphones > Mobile Applications
Hardware OptimizationTechnology > Computing > Edge Computing
Chip ArchitectureTechnology > Computing > Edge Computing > Hardware Optimization
Data OptimizationTechnology > Software Development > Machine Learning > Model Training
Safety MechanismsTechnology > User Experience > Human-Computer Interaction
User AutonomyTechnology > User Experience > Human-Computer Interaction > Safety Mechanisms
User ExperienceTechnology
Human-Computer InteractionTechnology > User Experience
Mobile DevicesTechnology
SmartphonesTechnology > Mobile Devices
Software DevelopmentTechnology
Mobile ApplicationsTechnology > Mobile Devices > Smartphones
Model TrainingTechnology > Software Development > Machine Learning
Edge ComputingTechnology > Computing
Mobile TechnologyTechnology > Artificial Intelligence
Machine LearningTechnology > Software Development
Technology
ComputingTechnology
Artificial IntelligenceTechnology

Div’s Path to AI0:37 – 1:50

0:37

Yeah, I've always been fascinated by software.

0:41

I was nine years old.

0:42

We used to have a bunch of PCs in my house.

0:45

I was always tinkering around, see what you can build.

0:48

And yeah, I think I was always fascinated, like, what is this box? And how can it do all these things? And this was in India.

0:54

And then I did a lot of stuff where there is a bunch of international Olympiads and so on.

0:59

I ended up coming to the US.

1:01

And this was when I was 16.

1:03

So this was when I came to the US.

1:05

I was doing a lot of stuff in physics at the time.

1:07

So like, like a lot of like international physics Olympiads and like my parents actually thought I would become a theoretical physicist.

1:12

And like, I was actually thinking like, okay, like I should try to get the Nobel medal in physics or something.

1:17

And then the journey kind of hit me at that point.

1:19

It was like, okay, one of the biggest things that's going to happen in my lifetime is going to be AI.

1:23

And as soon as you have artificial intelligence and all these things are working, that is the next evolution of computers and where things are going.

1:31

And it'll be very fascinating to work on that.

1:32

So that's actually what actually got me into computer science in my undergrad.

1:36

I was like, okay, this is happening.

1:37

And I should go and study it.

1:39

And that's what made me into a CS major.

1:42

And eventually I ended up joining Stanford in the PhD program, focusing on AI and agents.

1:48

So that was really fascinating.

R

Ryan DonovanHost

1:50

Nice.

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