The Birth Of The AI Computers
Since the birth of the first phone and computer, hardware is an important aspect of technology. It is how we contain all the different technologies and make them usable in one device. Over the years, experts have spent millions and millions of dollars, researching on how to maximize and improve hardware for our devices. How to add more storage space into our computers, how to add a better screen onto our laptop, how to improve our cooling system to maximize performance, and how to improve our software to improve the user experience. However, there is a new piece of technology that needs to be considered when it comes to hardware, and that is AI.
On November 30th, 2022, ChaptGpt was announced, and it revolutionized technology. It was the release of AI into our world. When it first came out it was a very simple model, it was almost just a search engine where if you ask it something, it will search the internet and find the best answer for you, it was slow, inconsistent, and inaccurate. But, over the last two years it has grown and improved at a rapid pace; becoming much faster, more consistent and much more accurate (still not 100% accurate, but it’s getting there.) If the improvement in speed wasn’t enough we are now seeing device manufacturers implementing AI into their own devices. I believe this is leading us into a new generation of computers, the boom of the AI computers.
The release of the AI software has shown what it would look like to have AI as your personal assistant, and not just that, but what the possibilities of AI are. And our devices is a great place to build this on. The reason it’s such a great place is because there wouldn’t be a need to add another device to our life, removing the friction of having an AI personal assistant. Our smartphone and computers are a part of our everyday life and it’s already deeply integrated into our workflow. Adding AI to it just sounds like the right step. We have seen companies like the Humaine AI, and Rabbit try and build a “AI” device and after the hype, people found there is no good real use application. However, companies like Microsoft and Apple have shown us how to do it.
Both Microsoft and Apple have done similar things to enhance the the user experience on our devices. Both companies have built AI into their computers and native applications. When it comes to computing both hardware and software have to align, you can have a really good hardware for a computer, but if the software doesn’t match it, it won’t do too much. However, companies like Microsoft and Apple have done a great job when it comes to implementing AI. They both have implemented chips and processors that are capable enough to run AI processes, and they are optimizing their devices and software for the AI revolution. The launch of Microsoft’s Copilot PC and Apple’s new AI launch shows that it is possible.
Both companies have a somewhat different approach when it comes to releasing AI into their device. However, both companies are using software and hardware to welcome AI into their devices. Microsoft has released new Copilot + computers that has introduced new CPU and NPU to support AI into their devices. Although their most recent AI feature Recall has introduced new security risks, this can be a different discussion. Apple has introduced, in a very Apple way, their new AI called Apple Intelligence. This will now introduce AI into their existing software where AI will be able to help you on your device. Apple‘s M chip series are more than capable of running on-device processing for the new AI features. While both companies have taken different approaches, the goal was to release AI into your existing devices.
Now that AI software has shown that an AI personal assistant is possible and very helpful, I believe the next step in AI will be having it in your device so that it will help you in your everyday task. Although we are still not at where we can be, I hope that companies like Microsoft and Apple will lead the way in a responsible and innovative way.