Just think of where the industry would be today without the formation and adoption of standards. Twenty-five years ago, The Khronos Group was formed with the goal of solving a growing problem—fragmented APIs and incompatible platforms. Their breakthrough, OpenGL ES, ignited the mobile revolution by letting developers write apps once and run them anywhere. Over time, Khronos grew to 180 members and 21 standards, shaping everything from Vulkan to SYCL. Now, as AI standards loom, the consortium again faces a frontier of complexity and opportunity.
