Intel isn’t alone in focusing on AI PC developments in recent months
Intel has announced a series of new processors with dedicated neural processing units (NPU) for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads in a bid to capitalize on the emerging AI PC trend.
The firm’s Core Ultra mobile processors were unveiled at its ‘AI Everywhere’ event in New York City, and will be used in more than 230 new devices labeled AI PCs.
The Core Ultra processors will feature Intel’s latest NPU, AI Boost, which is optimized to deal with longer-running AI workloads at low power, boasting 2.5x better power efficiency over previous generations.
The company also announced its own AI chip, Gaudi3, built specifically for running AI models as it looks to compete with Nvidia’s H100 and AMD’s upcoming M1300x.
But the spotlight was placed firmly on the emerging AI PC trend, with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger suggesting that this represents the future of computing.
“We’ve been seeing the excitement with generative AI, the star of the show for 2023 … [w]e think the AI PC will be the star of the show for the upcoming year” Gelsinger said at the launch event in New York.
