One of the strengths of local AI is its ability to filter out unwanted noise, and a couple of new Windows features Microsoft is testing take advantage of that. One of them will be rolled out to Copilot+ PCs that use Intel processors first, breaking Microsoft’s streak of tying new features to Windows on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors.

Microsoft’s Windows 11 Build 26120.5790 for the Beta Channel adds “fluid dictation” for Copilot+ PCs, which certainly perks up my ears as a journalist. The feature promises to correct grammar and punctuation, as well as to get rid of what’s known as “filler words:” the “you know,” “um,” and “well,” words that many people add as they internally parse their thoughts into a coherent sentence.

The other new feature is a key addition for webcams, as well. If yo

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