It appears that you've done little to no research if you're asking this question. One recent interview from anyone of note in this field would have given you the answer.
what does it have potential to become?
It has the potential to replace humanity. The question isn't
what would make this field remain relevant for the next 20 years?
The question is "what will make you remain relevant for the next 20 years?"
Not sure why this is getting downvoted. This is the correct answer.
All models can be run on any reasonable computer. It's a matter of whether or not the speed is acceptable.
Is this sarcasm?
Bricking from an ML model is not possible.
No. He is not the brains of OpenAI nor some Oppenheimer esque protector of AI safety. How do think the AI landscape will materially change because of his departure?
No, it is not considered AI infra. Embedded databases consume AI infra to create the embedding, but vector databases can exist without any AI component. AI infra is the generation of output not the consumption of the generation. If that was the case, every piece of software built that uses a LLM component would be considered AI infra.
I'm confused by all these usernames that appear on Reddit. Is there a glossary of all these usernames and similar ones?
What do these names mean? Nderstand2grow, ...