The new laptops equipped with the operating system Microsoft Windows will begin shipping to customers next week without a flagship feature called Recall, which raised concerns on privacy and cybersecurity.
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft promoted the new Recall function at an exhibition event last month, describing it as a step towards the creation of intelligence machines artificial that “instantly see us, hear us, reason about our purpose and our environment.”
Recall works by periodically taking screenshots of the screen of a computer to give Copilot, Microsoft’s artificial intelligence assistant, a «photographic memory» of virtual activity of a user, apparently to help them remember what they did previously.
«We enter this new era where Computers not only understand us, they can actually anticipate us to what we want and our purpose,” Nadella stressed in May.
Microsoft and the controversy with its Recall function
However, the company announced on Thursday that will delay a preview “widely available” from Recall, which was supposed to be included in the new computers starting Tuesday.
Instead, the first to obtain the program was a smallest set of users which are part of the Windows Insider software testing program. These expert users will help “ensure the experience meets our expectations.” high quality and safety standards“Pavan Davaluri, corporate vice president of Windows and devices at Microsoft, explained in a statement.
The software giant revealed a new class of AI-equipped personal computers at its annual Build event last month, while facing increased competition from rival big tech companies in promoting building technology. Generative AI capable of drafting documents, creating images and serving as an assistant Realistic staff at work or at home.
The new AI features of Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system will appear on new high-end computers, manufactured by Microsoft partners Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Samsung, as well as Microsoft’s line of Surface devices.
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