Key insights

• 🖥️ Microsoft is excited about re-engineered Windows computers for AI input, not reliant on internet connectivity
• 🌐 The new AI PC concept aims to bring cloud-level computation to edge devices, starting with reinventing the PC
• 🧠 Generative AI tools use cloud processing, but edge computing brings processing to devices with NPUs and energy-efficient ARM-based chips
• ⚡ Microsoft Surface outperforms MacBook Air, introduces Recall feature with NPU for semantic search and photo recognition
• 🔒 Trust-centric Recall feature and AI collaboration through Co-creator emphasize the future of AI computing
• 🌟 New Surfaces with AI-powered features including live translation, image generation, and Copilot with GPT-4.0 model
• 🔮 Vision of ubiquitous Copilot integration across devices, potentially extending to glasses and new design elements for Windows
• 💡 AI seen as a new way of interacting with computers, akin to the impact of browsers and the internet

Q&A

• In what ways does Microsoft foresee AI interacting with computers in the future?

  Microsoft envisions AI as a new way of interacting with computers, similar to the impact of browsers and the internet. The goal is for AI to bring a new level of interaction and accessibility to computing, potentially even extending to glasses and other devices.

• What AI-powered features are introduced in Microsoft's new Surfaces?

  The new Microsoft Surfaces introduce AI-powered features such as live translation, image generation, and personalized assistance. Copilot will incorporate open AI's latest GPT-4.0 model.

• What features does the Recall AI feature offer?

  The Recall feature in Windows captures local screenshots with an emphasis on trust, while also enabling semantic search and photo recognition using the NPU's capabilities.

• How does Microsoft Surface compare to MacBook Air in terms of performance and battery life?

  Microsoft Surface, powered by the M3 chip, outperforms MacBook Air and offers longer battery life. Additionally, Windows introduces the Recall feature using NPU for semantic search and photo recognition.

• How does edge computing differ from cloud processing for AI?

  Edge computing brings AI processing to devices, utilizing components like the NPU to accelerate matrix math multiplications for AI applications. It provides energy efficiency similar to ARM-based chips, as seen in Qualcomm's Snapdragon X series.

• What are the Copilot+PCs?

  Copilot+PCs are new Windows computers re-engineered for AI input, bringing cloud-level computation to edge devices without relying on internet connectivity. They feature new chips and AI software.

• 00:00 Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella is excited about the new Windows computers, dubbed Copilot+PCs, which have been re-engineered for AI input and do not rely on internet connectivity. The AI PC concept is about bringing cloud-level computation to edge devices, starting with reinventing the PC.
• 01:24 Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot use cloud processing, but edge computing brings AI processing to devices with components like the NPU. Qualcomm's Snapdragon X series chips, based on ARM architecture, bring energy efficiency to devices, similar to Apple's transition to ARM-based chips for MacBooks.
• 02:53 Microsoft Surface is faster than MacBook Air, has longer battery life. Windows introduces Recall feature using NPU for semantic search and photo recognition.
• 04:18 Microsoft's Recall feature takes local screenshots and emphasizes trust. The future of AI computing will rely on building trust through personal decisions. Another AI feature called Co-creator allows users to collaborate with AI.
• 05:41 Microsoft introduces new Surfaces with AI-powered features, including live translation, image generation, and personalized assistance. Copilot will have open AI's latest GPT-4.0 model. Microsoft sees AI as a new way of interacting with computers, similar to the impact of the internet and browsers.
• 07:20 The future of computing involves ubiquitous integration of Copilot as a personal assistant, to be used on various messaging platforms and speakers. The goal is for Copilot to bring a new level of interaction and accessibility to computing, potentially even extending to glasses and other devices.