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Microsoft indicates off new Windows software, revamped for agentic AI
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Microsoft’s Windows operating system, the long-standing flagship of the company’s software empire, is getting a revamp for the AI age.
Key facts
- The Ultra will cost $2,599, while the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, which works alongside the Ultra, will cost $5,999
- In July, the company said its Microsoft 365 Copilot had surpassed 30 million paid seats, with net seats added doubling quarter over quarter
- Microsoft was one of the first Big Tech companies to recognize the importance of generative AI, investing $13 billion in OpenAI and partnering with the company years ago
- Speaking at San Francisco’s Dogpatch Studios, chief executive Satya Nadella said Windows is becoming a “hybrid intelligence” system, meaning there will be capabilities for cloud-based AI, as well
Summary
The company unveiled a variety of updates to Windows on Wednesday, including incorporating AI agents and other AI tools directly into the PC software, as Microsoft seeks to ensure that its products remain at the center of a rapidly changing tech industry. Speaking at San Francisco’s Dogpatch Studios, chief executive Satya Nadella said Windows is becoming a “hybrid intelligence” system, meaning there will be capabilities for cloud-based AI, as well as AI that runs locally through products like the coding tool GitHub. “having the model doesn’t do much for anything,” Nadella said, explaining that Microsoft is bringing together local AI, AI-powered software, and devices built natively for AI, such as the new Surface Laptop Ultra, which the company unveiled at the event.