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[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Can the NPU be used for practical purposes other than generative AI? If not, I don't need it.

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[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

I don't even want Windows 11 specifically because of AI. It's intrusive, unnecessary, and the average person has no use for it. The only time I have used AI for anything productive was when I needed to ask some very obscure questions for Linux since I'm trying to get rid of Windows entirely.

[–] detun3d@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Gen AI should be private, secure, local and easier to train by it's users to fit their own needs. Closest thing to this at the moment seems to be Kobold.

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[–] Feddinat0r@feddit.org 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)
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[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Oh hey, I got one of those buttons on my new laptop that literally never booted into Windows. Pressing it Linux says it's "Meta + CTRL" (I think), which is pretty useful. Got it for the good price/performance/build-quality ratio.

Didn't yet find a good use for that fancy NPU, the XDNA driver just arrived a month ago or so. Perhaps for use with Upscayl or something actually useful.

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