AI PCs: Discover the future of personal computing with local AI [Video]

Artificial intelligence in personal computers isn’t an entirely new concept, but as the capabilities of this technology continue to expand, the potential uses of AI in PCs are captivating the attention and imagination of companies such as Dell Technologies Inc.

With AI as a workload, AI PCs can securely run AI workloads locally on the device without the need for cloud scaling, requiring nothing but an internet connection, according to Ed Ward (pictured), president of the Client Product Group at Dell.

“What’s really different now is the ability to bring AI accelerators forward and things called NPUs, neural processing units, that really are dedicated for that,” he said. “Now you can get them in nice, thin systems … that allows you to really bring that capability locally on the device. That’s the big thing that’s different than now that can flow throughout the entire PC ecosystem, from the high end to the mid-range and beyond.”

Ward spoke with theCUBE Research’s John Furrier and Savannah Peterson at Dell Technologies …