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In my dreams, I can unscrew the new Surface Pro 11 and rip out the AI core like it were some kind of tumor, then put the rest back together again and it still w

In my dreams, I can unscrew the new Surface Pro 11 and rip out the AI core like it were some kind of tumor, then put the rest back together again and it still works just fine. Being able to repair is up there with recall/copilot being off-by-default as a cool feature though.

knallfrosch 2y ago
Until you find out it's actually useful for creating subtitles for no-audio video watching for videos that don't supply their own subtitles. Improved grammar and style checking without the cloud. Maybe a whiff of telling GIMP what to do instead of clicking through 1,000 menues. Automatically creating calendar entries from emails that lack an *ics attachment. NPUs are able to do more than Recall and Bing search. Don't fall for Microsoft marketing.
- Nullabillity 2y ago
  Except all of those things are incredibly unreliable and/or undesirable. No thanks.
  - mynameisvlad 2y ago
    To you, perhaps. But not everyone is you.
    - tiptup300 2y ago
      I've found that when I attempt to automate some task via llm, I have to really focus, sit down, and think about exactly how I'm describing every detail. I have think about the wording and how I describe the concepts in such a way, where it takes more mental effort then just doing the thing. It's even worse since the mindset of describing and writing in such a way is not within the same headspace as the technical portion, so by the end I'm only more tired from having to switch gears too much.
- rchaud 2y ago
  Paint in W11 cannot even do AI augmentation without first phoning home to Microsoft. I'd just use a service for the use cases you mentioned, if I had need for them.
MezzoDelCammin 2y ago
I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that...
CaptainFever 2y ago
The bionic chips from Apple would like to have a word.
novok 2y ago
An NPU is like a specialized GPU, it's just raw compute power you could use for anything, and many mobile devices have had an NPU like unit for many years at this point.

knallfrosch 2y ago

Until you find out it's actually useful for creating subtitles for no-audio video watching for videos that don't supply their own subtitles. Improved grammar and style checking without the cloud. Maybe a whiff of telling GIMP what to do instead of clicking through 1,000 menues. Automatically creating calendar entries from emails that lack an *ics attachment. NPUs are able to do more than Recall and Bing search. Don't fall for Microsoft marketing.

Nullabillity 2y ago
Except all of those things are incredibly unreliable and/or undesirable. No thanks.
- mynameisvlad 2y ago
  To you, perhaps. But not everyone is you.
  - tiptup300 2y ago
    I've found that when I attempt to automate some task via llm, I have to really focus, sit down, and think about exactly how I'm describing every detail. I have think about the wording and how I describe the concepts in such a way, where it takes more mental effort then just doing the thing. It's even worse since the mindset of describing and writing in such a way is not within the same headspace as the technical portion, so by the end I'm only more tired from having to switch gears too much.
rchaud 2y ago
Paint in W11 cannot even do AI augmentation without first phoning home to Microsoft. I'd just use a service for the use cases you mentioned, if I had need for them.

MezzoDelCammin 2y ago

I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that...

CaptainFever 2y ago

The bionic chips from Apple would like to have a word.

novok 2y ago

An NPU is like a specialized GPU, it's just raw compute power you could use for anything, and many mobile devices have had an NPU like unit for many years at this point.