Microsoft has announced its first major keyboard redesign in 30 years, making room for artificial intelligence chatbot buttons on computer keyboards.
Starting this month, some new personal computers running Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system will have special features. copilot key
Launch the software giant’s AI chatbot.
Letting third-party computer manufacturers add an AI button to laptops is Microsoft’s latest move to leverage its close partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI and position itself as a gateway for applications of generative AI technology. It’s movement.
Although most people now connect to the internet and many AI applications on their phones rather than computers, this year is expected to be a competitive one as technology companies are still competing with AI applications. This will be a kickoff. All ethical and legal implications have been resolved.
The New York Times sued both OpenAI and Microsoft last month. (new window) It claims that tools like ChatGPT and Copilot (formerly known as Bing Chat) infringe on copyrighted news articles.
This keyboard redesign is the biggest change to PC keyboards since Microsoft introduced the special Windows key in the 1990s. Although Microsoft’s four-square logo design has evolved, this key has been featured on Windows-oriented keyboards for about 30 years.
placed near the space bar
The latest AI button has a ribbon-like Copilot logo and is located near the space bar.On some computers, the right CTRL
key, and other keys replace the menu key.
Microsoft isn’t the only company with customized keys. Apple pioneered this concept in his 1980s. instructions
A key marked with a looped square design (which also briefly featured the Apple logo).
Google includes a search button on Chromebooks and first experimented with AI-specific keys to launch voice assistants on the now-discontinued Pixelbook.
But Microsoft has greater control over the broader PC market through licensing deals with third-party manufacturers such as Lenovo, Dell and HP. About 82% of all desktop computers, laptops and workstations run Windows, compared with 9% for Apple’s internal operating system and just over 6% for Google, according to market research firm IDC.
Dell Technologies on Thursday unveiled the first Copilot key on its latest XPS laptops.
Beyond its own premium Surface devices, Microsoft has not yet said which other computer manufacturers will include the Copilot button.
Some companies plan to unveil new models at the CES Gadget Show in Las Vegas next week, the paper said.
Associated Press
