Windows 12 release date in 2026 possible, with AI features that may force CPU upgrades

https://lemmy.world/post/43821885

Windows 12 release date in 2026 possible, with AI features that may force CPU upgrades - Lemmy.World

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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

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.