Dell ramps up 'AI PC' plans with Latitude and Precision refresh
A major update to Dell’s PC and laptop line-up points to the future of on-device AI processing, thanks to the inclusion of NPU processors.
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A major update to Dell’s PC and laptop line-up points to the future of on-device AI processing, thanks to the inclusion of NPU processors.
AI PCs – personal computers with specific SoC capabilities designed to run generative AI tasks locally – will grow from nearly 50 million units in 2024 to
PCs and smartphones capable of handling AI locally, rather then via the cloud, are part of what the industry calls “AI at the edge.”
As hardware manufacturers move to take advantage of new genAI apps on their devices, PCs and smartphones will become home to processing, taking over for the cloud for several key reasons, analysts say.
New Gartner and IDC forecasts show that AI PC shipments are set to grow fast over the next few years and will eventually represent a substantial portion, if not a majority, of total PC shipments.