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Today, most apps powered by artificial intelligence are either web-based or require an internet connection. To use AI until now, you'd virtually "plug in" online into a server on which that AI lives and use the server's extremely powerful processing capabilities. In sight of trends, further AI capabilities will become available offline in the near future. To take advantage of that, you’ll need a laptop that is ready to process complex AI-powered tasks. Here are a couple of characteristics of laptops that have been designed to handle AI.

The first thing that you will need to look at to determine if a laptop you're considering is AI-ready is whether it comes with a CPU that features a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) — a dedicated AI engine embedded in the processor that is specifically designed to handle AI tasks. Intel® and AMD both now offer CPUs featuring integrated NPUs. NPU cores that power the AI on your laptop also help extend battery life.

Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 is the most powerful CPU in the new Intel lineup of AI-powered laptop processors. Several of the newest Intel® Core™ Ultra laptop CPUs also feature built-in Intel® Arc™ graphics. Various ASUS laptops presented during CES 2024 highlighted the new Intel AI-powered processors, including the innovative dual-screen ASUS Zenbook DUO.