What is an AI PC and how is it different from a conventional PC?

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If you are a PC user who likes to create, edit, or share digital content, you may be interested in the term "AI PC". But what does it mean, and how can it help you? In this blog post, i will explain what an AI PC is, how it differs from a conventional PC, and what benefits it can offer to you.

An AI PC is a new kind of computer that has components that are specifically designed to run powerful AI-accelerated software with great performance and quality. AI stands for artificial intelligence, which is a branch of computer science that aims to create machines or programs that can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as understanding language, recognizing images, making decisions, and being creative.

AI software is different from conventional software in that it can learn from data and experience, and use that knowledge to automate complex tasks, offer personalized experiences, and process vast amounts of data efficiently. For example, an AI software can help you edit a photo by automatically removing unwanted objects, enhancing colors, or applying filters. Or it can help you write a report by generating text, summarizing information, or checking grammar. Or it can help you edit a video by automatically trimming, cropping, or adding transitions.

An AI PC can run these kinds of AI software faster and better than a conventional PC, because it has special hardware components that are optimized for AI workloads.

The Intel AI PC that was announced a couple of days ago incorporates the Intel Core Ultra processor, which is part of the Meteor Lake family of chips. This processor, one of two key ingredients in the AI PC is the first consumer chip from Intel that has a built-in neural processing unit (NPU) to accelerate AI workloads on the PC. The NPU can run generative AI applications, such as creating music/songs or chatting, without relying on cloud computing power. This means that the AI PC can perform these tasks faster, more efficiently while continously learning and being more secure than a conventional PC. Another key ingredient is the software that benefits from the HW AI capabilities 

The Intel AI PC is different from a conventional PC in several ways. 

1. A faster CPU is clubbed with a powerful GPU (Graphics processing unit) and a NPU (Neural processing unit)
2. Can handle discrete Intel Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, which is faster and more reliable than the previous Wi-Fi 6E standard. 
3. Uses the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) standard, which allows chiplets from different vendors to work together, enabling new designs for the expansion of diverse AI workloads. 
4. Supports up to 96GB of DDR5 RAM, which is more than the 64GB of LPDDR5/LPDDR5X RAM that the Apple M3 Max chip can offer. 
5. Leverages the open, multi-architecture software solutions that Intel provides to make AI more accessible across all workloads.

The AI PC is a new and exciting innovation that brings AI everywhere and to make it more personal and powerful. It competes with other AI-capable chips from Apple and AMD.