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Microsoft's Copilot finally comes into its own with new AI features like Recall

Buy any new Windows PC and you might notice an unfamiliar key: the Copilot key. Launched in January, it promised quick access to Microsoft's AI Copilot. Yet features were limited, causing critics to wonder: Is this it?

Microsoft Build 2024, the company's annual developer conference, had a reply: No. On 20 May, the company revealed Copilot+ PCs, a new class of Windows computers that exclusively use Qualcomm chips (for now, at least) to power a host of AI features that run on-device. Copilot+ PCs can quickly recall tasks you've completed on the PC, refine simple sketches in Paint, and translate languages in a real-time video call. Microsoft's Surface Laptop and Surface Pro will showcase these features, but they're joined by Copilot+ PCs from multiple laptop partners including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung.

"We wanted to put the best foot forward," said Brett Ostrum, corporate vice president of Surface devices at Microsoft. "When we started this journey, the goal was that Surface was going to ship relevant volumes on [Qualcomm] silicon. And people need to love it."
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