Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC push leaves existing ‘AI PCs’ behind

Microsoft just announced a new wave of Copilot+ PCs. These PCs will have a bundle of extra AI features that use the neural processing unit (NPU) hardware built into the PC’s hardware for superpowered AI experiences, like Recall, powered by the PC’s local hardware — they’ll even work offline.

There’s just one problem: If you bought one of those “AI laptops” PC manufacturers have been selling for the first half of 2024 — the ones with neural processing units (NPUs) — you may be surprised...