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AI PCs Aren't Good at AI: The CPU Beats the NPU

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486 points dbreunig | 1 comments | 16 Oct 24 19:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.25s | source
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jamesy0ung ◴[16 Oct 24 20:30 UTC] No.41863532[source]▶
What exactly does Windows do with a NPU? I don't own an 'AI PC' but it seems like the NPUs are slow and can't run much.

I know Apple's Neural Engine is used to power Face ID and the facial recognition stuff in Photos, among other things.

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DrillShopper ◴[16 Oct 24 21:22 UTC] No.41863977[source]▶
It supports Microsoft's Recall (now required) spyware
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Janicc ◴[16 Oct 24 21:59 UTC] No.41864269[source]▶
Please remind me again how Recall sends data to Microsoft. I must've missed that part. Or are you against the print screen button too? I heard that takes images too. Very scary.
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1. bloated5048 ◴[16 Oct 24 22:37 UTC] No.41864559[source]▶
It's always safe to assume it does if it's closed source. I rather be suspicious of big corporations seeking to profit at every step than naive.

Also, it's security risk which already been exploited. Sure, MS fixed it, but can you be certain it won't be exploited some time in the future again?