That’s not at all what that means, nor does it make any sense.
Comment on Windows 12 release date in 2026 possible, with AI features that may force CPU upgrades
U7826391786239@piefed.zip 14 hours ago
However, newer processors with dedicated Neural Processing Units (NPUs) reduce strain on cloud servers and GPUs. As a result, PCWorld believes that CPUs, including Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen AI chips that support 40 TOPS or more, will become mandatory
in other words, your pc will be doing ai shit for someone else’s pc while you are idle
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
untorquer@quokk.au 12 hours ago
Windows is already occupying your hardware and network with “telemetry”. I would be surprised if telemetry overhead alone was all that was needed to burden modern hardware and yet when i boot into windows those fans never shut up.
throws_lemy@lemmy.nz 8 hours ago
don’t forget to subscribe to our AI for $$/month, Microslop probably
otacon239@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
They couldn’t afford enough electricity to run it in-house so now they just run a mandated botnet to make you pay for it instead. If this isn’t a page out of a George Orwell novel, it should have been.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
2026 even has newspeak in the form of bullshit like “unalive”
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
That’s called algospeak.
db2@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Didn’t Microsoft try that one before?