Windows 12 could see a substantial system redesign in order to include a
more AI-centric user experience. The start button could thus be
replaced with Copilot AI, which is already available as a preview
version in the latest Windows 11 update.
The next major version
for the Windows operating system is expected to launch sometime in
2024, and Microsoft has been dropping hints on possible new features
since late last year. AI is most likely going to get a bigger focus,
since Microsoft is already collaborating with OpenAI on the Copilot feature, but we could see some design changes that revolve around AI-based interactions, as well. This was suggested by MS CEO Satya Nadella during the Snapdragon X Elite presentation on october 24.
As the entire computing industry is shifting focus
to support an ever increasing number of AI-powered features, Microsoft
too intends to be on the forefront of the AI movement starting with
extensive software support integrated right in its hero product. The
latest Windows 11 version already supports a preview for Copilot AI,
but, given the beta state of the feature, this is still somewhat
sluggish. With better hardware support coming on processors like
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite or AMD’s Hawk point,
the AI interactions on Windows 12 should feel much smoother. However,
Nadella mentioned that this will require “a new system architecture.”
Furthermore, according to Nadella, the upcoming OS
could change the entire user experience, with Copilot somehow replacing
the Start button. “The Copilot is like the Start button,” Nadella
explains. “It becomes the orchestrator of all your app experiences. So
for example, I just go there and express my intent and it either
navigates me to an application or it brings the application to the
Copilot, so it helps me learn, query and create — and completely
changes, I think, the user habits.”
Right now, Copilot can launch most of the integrated
applications on its own, yet it cannot access the file explorer and
perform related tasks. Hopefully, Microsoft can expand the AI functions,
especially the vocal commands, to support even more interactions in
Windows 12.
Source:NotebookCheck.
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