India, Jan. 20 -- For much of the past decade, artificial intelligence has largely lived on screens and in data centres, powering chatbots, recommendation engines, and analytics tools. By 2026, that model is expected to change. According to senior executives at Analog Devices (ADI), AI is entering a phase where it increasingly interacts with the physical world, reshaping industries ranging from manufacturing and robotics to consumer electronics and automotive systems.

ADI, a long-established semiconductor company, operates largely behind the scenes, supplying the analogue, mixed-signal and embedded technologies that convert real-world phenomena, such as sound, motion, vibration and heat, into electrical signals that digital systems can p...