Microsoft presents a new future for on-device with Copilot+ PC
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Last night, Microsoft presented the future of computing by unveiling its new Copilot+ PC based on artificial intelligence (AI). In this article, we will take a closer look at how this innovative technology will change our daily lives and work.
The dawn of a new era, Copilot+ PC
Copilot+ PC is not just a computer with improved performance. It aims to be a true AI companion that can understand and predict users' intentions and needs. Dubbed the ‘everyday AI companion’, this technology will provide seamless support across all the devices and applications we use.
Although Microsoft does not manufacture silicon chips directly, it was deeply involved in chip design for the recently announced Copilot+ PC. We worked with major chip manufacturers such as Qualcomm, AMD, and Intel to develop custom chips optimized for Copilot+ PCs.
Core features of Copilot+ PC
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Multimodal interface: It provides a richer work environment for creators and developers by freely handling input and output in various formats such as text, images, and video.
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Personalized data management: Significantly reduce time wasted searching for information with a memory system that remembers important information and context and instantly retrieves it when you need it.
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Enhanced Reasoning Capabilities: New AI capabilities that help us perform complex tasks will help us solve everyday problems.
In addition, Copilot+ PC boasts NPU performance of up to 40 trillion operations/second, ultra-fast AI processing, and excellent battery life. Additionally, the 'Recall' function allows you to easily find all content you have accessed on your PC, and you can experience a variety of AI-based functions such as live captions, real-time translation, and photo/video editing.
Evolution toward the future
The advent of Copilot+ PC will fundamentally change the relationship between users and their devices. Microsoft introduced various use cases where AI contributes to improving individual creativity and productivity. For example, you can instantly find key information in documents or perform complex data analysis with a single command.
Copilot+ PCs are available starting at $999, and leading manufacturers including Surface Laptop and Pro, including Acer, ASUS, DELL, HP, LENOVO, and Samsung, are preparing to release them. As it surpasses Apple's MacBook in terms of performance and price competitiveness, it is expected that Korean consumers will also find more attractive options.
Microsoft has declared its vision to bring AI innovation to the PC market with Copilot+ PC. Looking at the features released this time, we can see that multimodal Copilot using cameras, microphones, etc. has been actively introduced to the “easy to carry” Surface series.
Equipped with a powerful NPU (Neural Processing Unit) with 40+ TOPS performance to achieve the highest performance and efficiency
AI workload processing speed up to 20 times and efficiency improved by 100 times compared to existing PCs
Delivers great battery life and app experiences
Windows Copilot Runtime
Development platform that combines AI with Windows
Includes over 40 on-device AI models
Enables developers to import their own models and run them on Windows
Windows Copilot Library
A collection of AI APIs shipped with Windows
Helps developers easily add AI features to their apps
Provides various APIs such as Studio Effects, Live Captions, OCR, Recall, etc.
A new AI-powered experience
Recall: The ability to instantly find almost anything you see on your PC
CoCreator: A collaborative AI image generator that turns ideas into reality using natural language and ink.
Restyle Image: A photo editing feature that reorganizes your personal photos into a new style.
Productivity tools for developers
Dev Drive: High-performance storage optimized for development tasks
Sudo for Windows: Support for running elevated commands in the terminal
File Explorer source code integration: track commit messages, file status, etc.
WinUI 3 and WPF improvements
WinUI 3: Latest UI framework with Maps control and .NET 8 support
WPF: Windows 11 theme support makes it easy to modernize your app design
Manufacturing your own chips?
Since Microsoft has expertise in software and operating systems, it has unveiled the Silicon chip with the goal of providing the best user experience through close integration of hardware and software through collaboration with chip manufacturers. In terms of performance, it was announced that it is comparable to Apple's M3, which means that consumers have an increased number of very attractive options.
However, this is a slightly different approach than Apple designing and manufacturing its own silicon. Instead, both companies have something in common in that they seek to achieve optimal performance and user experience through the harmony of hardware and software.
