Microsoft event debuts new AI-friendly hardware and Windows changes
Summary
Microsoft announced a new Surface Laptop Ultra and the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, both designed for AI development and high performance. They also revealed updates to Windows 11, including a redesigned AI assistant called Copilot and improvements to Windows Search for easier computer control.Key Facts
- The Surface Laptop Ultra starts at $2,599 and features Nvidia's RTX Spark system on a chip with up to 128GB of fast unified memory.
- This laptop supports advanced graphics and AI tasks without a traditional gaming GPU.
- The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box costs $5,999 and offers very powerful AI computing, with 128GB of memory and Nvidia RTX GPU hardware.
- The Dev Box has a unique design with many air vents to help cool its hardware during heavy AI workloads.
- Windows 11 will get updates providing built-in tools for local AI model testing and development.
- The AI assistant Copilot will be improved with a three-tab layout for easier use: Home, Code (for creating apps without coding experience), and Autopilot (to manage AI tasks).
- Windows Search will allow users to perform system actions directly from the search bar by describing what they want.
- These changes aim to help both software developers and everyday users work with AI more easily on Windows devices.
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