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Artificial intelligence (AI) is pegging into the heart of all devices and apps around us. According to Microsoft chief product officer Panos Panay, it can also “reinvent how you do everything on Windows.”
Talking to AMD’s CES 2023 press conference, Panay spoke conservatively about how AI can change users’ interaction with Windows. Of course, he didn’t dive deep into the details, but we can argue that the next versions of Windows or the future updates for Windows 11 will rely on AI more than ever.
While it’s not yet clear how AI can impact users’ interaction with Windows, we might have some guesses. The most likely way AI can change Windows interactions is through voice commands. Windows users traditionally use a mouse and keyboard to command the computer, but AI can be a substitute for both.
We’re still a long way from commanding computers via brainwaves, but artificial intelligence could provide an innovative way to interact with devices. In the future, you may no longer need to buy a mouse or keyboard.
AI wants to change how you interact with Windows
Microsoft’s chief product officer gave some suggestions on how companies can employ AI in their products, including blurring the background in a webcam, detecting eye contact, and automatically framing someone on a conference call.
Of course, let’s not forget that Panos Panay was speaking at an AMD conference, arranged to announce new Ryzen 7000 mobile processors. The chip maker claims these are the first x86 chips that feature a dedicated AI engine and are 20% faster than Apple M2 chips on MacBooks.
Microsoft and AMD have a long history of working together. Panay’s attending an AMD conference to unveil chips with dedicated AI engines promises new horizons for using AI in Microsoft products like Surface Dou or Surface Laptops. Microsoft already used AI processing on an ARM chip to eliminate background noise on a call.