Intel pitches the 'AI PC' at software developer event
Intel chip due in December will be able to run a generative artificial intelligence chatbot on a laptop rather than having to tap into cloud data centers for computing power, the company said on Tuesday.
The capability, which Intel showed off during a software developer conference held in Silicon Valley, could let businesses and consumers test ChatGPT-style technologies without sending sensitive data off their own computer. It is made possible by new AI data-crunching features built into Intel's forthcoming «Meteor Lake» laptop chip and from new software tools the company is releasing.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteNorthwestern UniversityKellogg Post Graduate Certificate in Digital MarketingVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Digital TransformationVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Applied Business AnalyticsVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Digital MarketingVisit At the conference, Intel demonstrated laptops that could generate a song in the style of Taylor Swift and answer questions in a conversational style, all while disconnected from the Internet. Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger said Microsoft's «Copilot» AI assistant will be able to run on Intel-based PCs.
«We see the AI PC as a sea change moment in tech innovation,» Gelsinger said.
Intel shares were down 1.5% after the company's presentation.
Intel executives also said the company is on track to deliver a successor chip called «Arrow Lake» next year, and that Intel's manufacturing technology will rival the best from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, as it has promised. Intel was once the best chip manufacturer, lost the lead, and now says it is on track to return to the front.
