Posted 3/27/2024, 4:51:50 PM
Microsoft and Partners Mandate AI Buttons on Future PCs, Sparking Innovation Concerns
- Microsoft and Intel reveal new "AI PC" requirements, including a dedicated Copilot button
- Author believes the Copilot button mandate is unnecessary and worries it will lead to cramped keyboard designs
- AI PCs expected to account for nearly 60% of computer sales by 2027, making them unavoidable
- Google also mandating AI keys on Chromebooks; Apple may follow with M4 MacBooks
- Forced design changes could reduce innovation; Windows already has Copilot activation in taskbar