Last week, I noticed CPU chip makers are rocketing in stock market in spite of others downfall. Technically, it was due to AI PC race speeds up.
During Jan 2024, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that 2024 will mark the year when AI will become the “first-class part of every PC.”
The key hardware addition to an AI PC is what’s called a neural processing unit. NPUs go beyond the capabilities of traditional central processing units (CPUs) and are designed to specifically handle artificial intelligence tasks.
Traditionally, they’ve been used by companies like Apple to improve photos and videos or for speech recognition. Microsoft hasn’t said what AI PCs will be capable of yet without an internet connection.
Computers with Intel’s latest Lunar Lake chips with a dedicated NPU are expected to arrive in late 2024. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chip with an NPU will be available in the middle of this year, while AMD’s latest Ryzen Pro is expected sometime during the quarter.
Intel says the chips allow for things like real-time language translation, automation inferencing, and enhanced gaming environments.
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