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Zac Bowden

Microsoft's upcoming Windows 11 'AI Explorer' update might be exclusive to Arm devices in major blow to Intel's "AI PCs"

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What you need to know

  • Microsoft is working on a major new AI feature for Windows 11, which it plans to unveil during an event on May 20.
  • The feature, dubbed AI Explorer internally, will be able to document and organize everything you see on your PC, and turn everything you do into a searchable memory with natural language.
  • It looks like AI Explorer will launch first on new Arm PCs, as its system requirements list Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite NPU as a baseline.
  • This would omit Intel's new AI PCs from taking advantage of this year's blockbuster AI feature.
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