Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella spoke about the company’s new AI-powered PCs, designed to outperform Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) MacBooks.
What Happened: The new Copilot+ PCs, which are equipped with Qualcomm chips have been completely re-engineered for AI. The AI capabilities of these new devices are made possible by new chips and AI software that can perform tasks without an internet connection. This is a significant shift from traditional cloud-based AI processing, reported The Wall Street Journal.
These AI PCs are equipped with a neural processing unit or NPU in addition to the CPU and GPU. The NPU is essential for running AI applications and is a new addition to the Copilot+ PCs.
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