Microsoft seems like it might be pulling back from a strategy limiting its latest AI functionality to just Copilot+ PCs armed with a dedicated NPU . If so, that could be a profound reversal of policy from the last two years.

On Thursday, Microsoft announced a slew of new AI improvements that will apply to all Windows 11 PCs, including Copilot Actions, which allow AI agents to perform tasks on your behalf. Microsoft also made tweaks to Copilot, adding a “Hey Copilot” wake word and connected apps, as well as placing Copilot on the Windows 11 taskbar.

Yusuf Mehdi, the chief consumer officer for Microsoft and an executive vice president, confirmed that none of the new Copilot functions require a Copilot+ PC, which includes an NPU with 40 TOPS or more. (The exception is an integration with

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