2025 AI PC Predictions

When OEMs first started releasing AI PCs, they shared expectations that the advent of this new product category would help drive the next major PC refresh cycle. However, even as vendors continue to roll out new generations of AI PCs containing increasingly powerful NPUs, adoption remains relatively slow. TBR research shows that to build out the market and drive greater adoption of AI PCs over the next few years, silicon providers, PC OEMs and independent software vendors will need to collaborate around and invest in developing applications that increase the functionality of these devices beyond what can be achieved by a traditional, non-AI PC
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