Big Tech pushes AI-powered laptops at developer conferences; question remains whether consumers actually want them

Nvidia's Jensen Huang this week described a completely new way of using laptops and a completely new kind of laptop designed to support it, as part of a broader push from major tech companies at developer conferences that AI will change how people do everything.

Products emerging from Microsoft Build and Google I/O include Gemini Spark, Nvidia RTX Spark, and Microsoft's Scout and Solara projects — all featuring AI agents (self-directed AI systems) designed to handle various tasks.

The core question remains unsettled: whether a complete redesign of laptops is needed to run AI models, or whether simply more powerful hardware is sufficient to meet actual user needs.