Can artificial intelligence make the PC cool again?

New AI-powered Surface notebooks displayed following Microsoft’s briefing on upcoming plans and devices for AI in Redmond, Wash., on Monday, May 20, 2024. Can AI make the PC cool again? Microsoft, HP, Dell and others unveiled a new kind of laptop tailored to work with artificial intelligence. Analysts expect Apple to do something similar. — The New York Times

REDMOND, Washington: The race to put artificial intelligence everywhere is taking a detour through the good old laptop computer.

Microsoft on May 20 introduced a new kind of computer designed for artificial intelligence. The machines, Microsoft says, will run AI systems on chips and other gear inside the computers so they are faster, more personal and more private.