We live in the age of artificial intelligence, and regardless of your thoughts on the rise of its implementation, there's no avoiding that it's everywhere. The largest chip makers in the industry are going all-in on the NPU (Neural Processing Unit) and ensuring it's as strong as can be to power artificial intelligence.
With the launch of Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake, the two latest lines of Intel processors that were released at the end of 2024, the capabilities of the NPU continue to grow. I recently reviewed the Acer Aspire 14 AI, which features an Intel Core Ultra 5 226V processor (a Lunar Lake CPU).
