Microsoft says you should upgrade to Windows 11 AI PCs if you want to be prepared for the next generation of computing

You’re missing out on a new “class” of PCs, and you may not be prepared for the next generation of computing if you don’t upgrade to a Copilot+ PC. This argument comes from Microsoft’s marketing team, but it’s aligned with the overall vision of the company. All new PCs are now “AI PCs,” but if you own older hardware, you’re missing out, according to Microsoft.

“Copilot+ PCs” are the “new class” of Windows PCs, and Microsoft argues that “All Copilot+ PCs are Windows 11 PCs, but not all Windows 11 PCs are Copilot+ PCs.” But what qualifies as a “Copilot+ PC”? According to Microsoft, any device that has up to 16GB of RAM, 256GB SSD, and an NPU with 40+ TOPs is a Copilot+ PC.

In fact, some older “AI PCs” do not qualify as “Copilot+ PCs” because they have less than 40 TOPs NPU. For example, I own a Spectre (2024), and it does not qualify as a Copilot+ PC because it has only 10 TOPs of NPU.

For those unaware, NPU stands…