Microsoft states in its terms of service that its Copilot AI tool is intended solely for "entertainment purposes" and should not be used for important decisions or advice, reports Tom's Hardware. …
… Video upscaling and editing You can AI upscale and edit videos using your PC's own hardware, too. Topaz Labs offers popular paid professional apps for AI video and image editing work, with all the processing happening on your PC's local hardware. …
… Some gamers, however, reject the notion of "fake frames," where AI tries to correctly guess what the GPU would otherwise render. Both of these DirectX technologies would push this concept further. …
… After a couple of years of pushing hard on "AI" features that no one wants—not even the people who do want "AI" want the Copilot flavor—Microsoft is pulling back its integration into everything and now promising features that Windows has been missing ever since Windows 10. …
… Of course, the price remains a factor. It might seem unfair to compare an AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 with laptops that have older but quicker Intel and AMD hardware. …
… My brain is very full. And a little anxious, but hey, AI! Catch you all next week! Alaina This newsletter is dedicated to the memory of Gordon Mah Ung, founder and host of The Full Nerd, and executive editor of hardware at PCWorld.
… A new laptop makes the most sense if battery life is becoming a daily problem -- you regularly wait on heavy tasks like photo editing, video editing, AI tools, big spreadsheets, or file compression -- or your machine is stuck with too little RAM or storage. …