Microsoft presents Copilot+, the PC with AI functions without resorting to the cloud

At an event held on its campus in Redmond, Washington, Satya Nadella, the company’s CEO, presented what he called “personal computers”Copilot+“, and stated that Microsoft and a number of partners such as Dell Technologies, Qualcomm, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices They will help make them.

Copilot+ PC

“Copilot+ PCs are the fastest, smartest Windows PCs ever built. With powerful new silicon capable of an incredible 40+ TOPS (trillion operations per second), an all-day battery, and access to With the most advanced AI models, Copilot+ PCs will allow you to do things you can’t do on any other PC,” Microsoft said in a statement.

In addition, the company assured that the new computers will surpass Apple’s MacBook Air 15 in some aspects.

“They are up to 20 times more powerful and up to 100x more efficient at running AI workloads and deliver industry-leading AI acceleration. “They outperform Apple’s MacBook Air 15 by up to 58% in sustained multi-thread performance, all while offering all-day battery life.”

How much will they cost?

They will be available starting June 18, in different models manufactured by Lenovo, Dell, Samsung, ASUS, Acer, HP, among others. And prices start at $999 (16,546 pesos at the current exchange rate).

New functions

Microsoft showed off a feature called “Recall“, which will help users find files and other data they have viewed on their PC, even if it was an open tab in a web browser. The company also showed off its Copilot voice assistant, which acts as a virtual guide in time real life of a user who plays the video game “Minecraft”.

Yusuf Mehdi, head of consumer marketing at Microsoft, said the company expects 50 million AI-enabled PCs to be purchased next year. At the press event, he said that faster AI assistants that run directly on a PC will be “the most compelling reason to upgrade your PC in a long time.”

To be named PC “Copilot+”machines must meet minimum standards for processing power and performance, which means they will likely sell at higher prices.

Microsoft’s new “Copilot+” computer marketing category, which highlights AI features, is reminiscent of the “Ultrabook” category of thin Windows laptops that Intel promoted with PC makers in 2011 to compete against Apple’s MacBook Air.