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Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.

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[–] REdOG@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Remove caps lock first I think

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm guessing you're not a gamer.

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're all blaming Microsof, when it's obviously a devious plan from big keyboard!

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[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Ah, the new sole button to summon the AI assistant.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The exact positioning, and the key being replaced, may vary depending on the size and layout of the keyboard.

If nothing else, this new key is a sign of how much Microsoft wants people to use Copilot and its other generative AI products.

Plenty of past company initiatives—Bing, Edge, Cortana, and the Microsoft Store, to name a few—never managed to become baked into the hardware like this.

If Copilot fizzles or is deemphasized the way Cortana was, the Copilot key could become a way to quickly date a Windows PC from the mid-2020s, the way that changes to the Windows logo date keyboards from earlier eras.

Chipmakers like Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm are all building neural processing units (NPUs) into their latest silicon, and we'll likely see more updates for Windows apps and features that can take advantage of this new on-device processing capability.

Microsoft says the Copilot key will debut in some PCs that will be announced at the Consumer Electronics Show this month.


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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago
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