Intel throws chips on the table, Microsoft plays the Copilot card in wild bet on AI PCs

Intel has muddied the AI PC waters by sharing some of Microsoft's requirements while also claiming that its own take on the concept has Intel silicon at its heart.Intel unveiled its AI PC concept in December with the launch of the Core Ultra processor family, which combines a CPU, GPU, and a neural processing unit . Yesterday, it added a pair of newas part of the AI PC Acceleration Program, including the AI PC Developer Program and the addition of independent hardware vendors.

last week as new Surface devices with keyboards sporting that all-important Copilot key and Intel's AI PC chip lurking within. AMD has its own approach and claims"millions of Ryzen AI PCs have now shipped to every major OEM," although all must have the Copilot key to qualify for Microsoft's approval. Other chipmakers, like Qualcomm, have similarly jumped on the AI bandwagon.

Besides the chip requirements and the inevitable demand for a Copilot key, Microsoft has not revealed what else an AI PC might need. For example, how much memory will qualify? It has also not gone into detail regarding what NPU will be needed.Some customers have already been stung by purchasing new hardware that Microsoft then made obsolete, thanks to the Windows 11 hardware requirements.

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