With a tagline of “Connecting AI”, visitors at this week’s Computex 2024 tradeshow were inundated with all sorts of AI messaging. From laptops sporting Microsoft’s Copilot+ AI to server racks designed for AI, Taiwan’s electronics industry went all-in on AI.
Asus and Acer showed off new Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops, while MSI featured upcoming Intel Lunar Lake laptops that won’t go on sale until later this year. AMD and Nvidia announced new AI chips, leaving Intel slightly behind this cycle (but not for long, though).
It’s not just the big consumer brands. Tons of exhibitors on the show floor also hopped on the AI bandwagon — we spotted an “AI-powered” table tennis robot, AI software, PCs for AI — ok you get the drift.
I’m just not sure how much of this new AI is a fad. Remember machine learning, deep learning, 3D, big data, AR/VR/mixed reality, blockchain, metaverse, and NFTs? While many of these technologies are still relevant, they were defin…
