Mu: Tiny SLM Controls Windows 11 via Natural Language
Microsoft's Mu, a tiny SLM, enables natural language control of Windows 11 settings on Copilot+ PCs. Running on NPUs, Mu prioritizes privacy and efficiency for device management.
2025: The year of the AI PC
As PC, chip, and other component makers unveil products tailored to generative artificial intelligence (genAI) needs on edge devices, users can expect to see far more task automation and copilot-like assistants embedded on desktops and laptops next year.
AI PC Success Rests on Software Developers
It is worth noting that the GPU-forward approach that Nvidia has adopted in the AI PC—while offering orders of magnitude more performance compared to NPUs for larger LLMs—also consumes more power.