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[...]IDC predicts that by 2028, 60% of SMBs will use services from vendors that leverage GenAI.1 Meanwhile Tom Mainelli, group vice president for device and consumer research at IDC, says: “The NPU-equipped AI PCs shipping today are the beginning of a technology ramp that could lead to big changes in the way we interact with our PCs.” Dell Copilot+ PCs have a dedicated keyboard button (look for the ribbon logo) for jumping to Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant.4 These PCs use the Snapdragon® X Series processing architecture, which includes an NPU (Neural Processing Unit) that acts as an on-board accelerator for AI tasks such as finding lost documents using Microsoft Recall5, automatically enhancing the AV environment for live presentations or webinars using Windows Studio Effects or creating images using Paint Cocreator.6 These are devices for the new AI world of business that will let staff meet urgent deadlines, create amazing content from idea to end-product in a fraction of the time usually needed, retrace steps, and keep everything secure. [...]all this is possible within a sleek device that provides plenty of battery life so users can continue to blaze through work and jump from location to location even when they’re not near a power socket. 1 IDC, IDC Futurescape: Worldwide Small and Medium-Sized Business 2024 Predictions, October 2023 2 Computerworld, Dell ramps up ‘AI PC’ plans with Latitude and Precision refresh, February 2024 https://www.computerworld.com/article/1612178/dell-ramps-up-ai-pc-plans-with-latitude-and-precision-refresh.html 3 Microsoft, 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report https://assets-c4akfrf5b4d3f4b7.z01.azurefd.net/assets/2024/05/Microsoft_2024_Work_Trend_Index_Annual_Report_663b79bdc8f91.pdf 4 Copilot in Windows – Timing of feature delivery and availability varies by market and device.