{"id":61250,"date":"2024-06-03T08:51:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T06:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/?p=61250"},"modified":"2024-10-03T09:11:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T07:11:47","slug":"news-update-xmg-copilot-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/en\/news-update-xmg-copilot-key\/","title":{"rendered":"After Community Survey: XMG Decides Against Copilot Key"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Following a community survey, XMG has decided to forgo the inclusion of a dedicated copilot key on its laptop keyboards. This decision aligns with the majority of survey responses. However, this change only pertains to the copilot key and does not signify a shift away from the overall AI PC concept. Both XMG and its sister brand SCHENKER continue to integrate the necessary technical requirements for AI functionality through NPUs, which are activated by default in the BIOS, provided the processor meets the specifications.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/en\/news-update-xmg-copilot-key\/#the-ai-hype-is-picking-up-speed\" >The AI Hype is Picking Up Speed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/en\/news-update-xmg-copilot-key\/#xmg-dispenses-with-dedicated-copilot-key-%e2%80%93-function-available-via-standard-shortcut\" >XMG Dispenses with Dedicated Copilot Key &#8211; Function Available via Standard Shortcut<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/en\/news-update-xmg-copilot-key\/#current-xmg-and-schenker-laptops-are-ai-ready-thanks-to-the-npu\" >Current XMG and SCHENKER Laptops are AI-Ready Thanks to the NPU<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/en\/news-update-xmg-copilot-key\/#further-questions-or-feedback\" >Further Questions or Feedback?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-ai-hype-is-picking-up-speed\"><\/span>The AI Hype is Picking Up Speed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent announcements from the hardware and software industry in the field of artificial intelligence are causing quite a stir. Microsoft&#8217;s presentation of &#8216;Copilot+ PCs&#8217; at Microsoft Build 2024, in particular, has sparked controversy. The introduction of Recall, a new AI feature that records the user&#8217;s screen every second, encrypts it, and saves it locally in the active Windows user profile to create an archive searchable via voice commands, has been contentious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An article by <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2024\/05\/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ars Technica<\/a>, published shortly after the announcement, views this as a potential threat to privacy. However, it is important to note that the feature can be deactivated, and access to the locally stored data \u2013 rather than cloud storage \u2013 requires (unauthorised) third-party access to the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact that AI, like any new and potentially disruptive technology, holds enormous potential is undisputed. Equally unsurprising is the division of opinions into sceptics and enthusiasts. At this point, we do not wish to evaluate individual functions but remain fundamentally open to the opportunities arising from the use of new AI technologies. Ultimately, it is not the technology itself that determines its benefits but its realisation and implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"xmg-dispenses-with-dedicated-copilot-key-%e2%80%93-function-available-via-standard-shortcut\"><\/span>XMG Dispenses with Dedicated Copilot Key &#8211; Function Available via Standard Shortcut<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>However, we still retain the autonomy to decide which functions we adopt. For this reason, we conducted a survey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/XMG_gg\/comments\/1c7w35k\/survey_what_should_we_do_with_the_new_copilot_key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Reddit<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerbase.de\/forum\/threads\/umfrage-was-sollen-wir-mit-der-neuen-co-pilot-taste-machen.2193605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computerbase forum<\/a> for over a month, soliciting feedback from each community on the Copilot key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result: 57 per cent of participants rejected both a dedicated key and the printing of a Copilot logo as a secondary function on another key. Since the current version 23H2, Windows 11 activates the Copilot voice assistant via the shortcut \u2018Win+C\u2019 anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, there is no compelling need for a dedicated key, especially as its implementation would either necessitate the omission of frequently used keys such as \u2018context menu\u2019 or \u2018Ctrl-right\u2019 or degrade their primary function to a secondary assignment accessible via the Fn key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/news-copilot-key_survey-result_2024-05-1024x520.png\" alt=\"XMG copilot key survey results\" class=\"wp-image-61247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/news-copilot-key_survey-result_2024-05-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/news-copilot-key_survey-result_2024-05-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/news-copilot-key_survey-result_2024-05-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/news-copilot-key_survey-result_2024-05-1536x780.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/news-copilot-key_survey-result_2024-05-2048x1040.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"current-xmg-and-schenker-laptops-are-ai-ready-thanks-to-the-npu\"><\/span>Current XMG and SCHENKER Laptops are AI-Ready Thanks to the NPU<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All XMG and SCHENKER laptops equipped with processors featuring an NPU have this Neural Processing Unit activated in the BIOS by default. Software with AI functions can thus immediately utilise the CPU&#8217;s AI acceleration unit. Depending on the processor manufacturer, this is labelled either \u2018AMD Ryzen AI\u2019 or \u2018Intel AI Boost\u2019. The following laptops from XMG and SCHENKER already include an NPU:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All models with an AMD 7040 series CPU (codenamed \u2018AMD Phoenix\u2019) or the new 8040 series (codenamed \u2018AMD Hawk Point\u2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All models with an Intel CPU from the Core Ultra series (codenamed \u2018Meteor Lake\u2019)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information and details, please refer to our deep dive on \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/en\/news-deep-dive-ai-acceleration-in-laptops-xmg\/\">Local AI Acceleration in Laptops from XMG and SCHENKER<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"further-questions-or-feedback\"><\/span>Further Questions or Feedback?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have additional questions or comments? If so, please visit us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/XMG_gg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> or join our <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/xZykwQf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discord server<\/a>. Besides the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xmg.gg\/en\/community\/\">social media platforms<\/a>, you can now also find us on <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@XMG_gg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mastodon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a community survey, XMG has decided to forgo the inclusion of a dedicated copilot key on its laptop keyboards. This decision aligns with the majority of survey responses. 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