New Microsoft AI PCs will be tracking everything users do, if they want

[TOTAL RECALL MOVIE]

“WHEN YOU TRAVEL WITH RECALL EVERYTHING IS PERFECT. SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY? ALRIGHT. SMART MOVE.”

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

AN AI-POWERED TOOL GIVING A “TOTAL RECALL” OF *EVERYTHING* YOU’VE DONE ON YOUR COMPUTER.

MICROSOFT THIS WEEK UNVEILED THE NEW WINDOWS 11 FEATURE THAT DOES JUST THAT.

DUBBED ‘RECALL’- IT TAKES CONTINUOUS SNAPSHOTS OF YOUR ACTIVITY, TRACKING WHAT YOU SEE AND DO ON YOUR COMPUTER.

LOGGING A DATABASE OF EVERY ACTION, SEARCH YOU’VE PERFORMED OR LIVE MEETING YOU’VE HAD.

SIMPLY PERFORM A “RECALL” ACTION AND GET A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR PAST ACTIVITY WITH CONTEXT. THE GOAL: TO MAKE RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION EASIER FOR THE USER.

MICROSOFT SAYS NOT TO WORRY THOUGH– WITH PROMISES THE COMPANY WILL PROTECT USERS’ PRIVACY.

YOU’LL HAVE THE OPTION TO FILTER OUT WHAT YOU DON’T WANT TRACKED.

CEO SATYA NADELLA TOLD THE WALL STREET JOURNAL HE BELIEVES THE USE OF THE TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE UP TO EACH INDIVIDUAL USER.

[SATYA NADELLA]

“I THINK WE’RE AT THE VERY EARLY STAGES OF UNDERSTANDING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH AI AGENTS SHOULD BE SHAPED BY US PRIMARILY.”

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

MICROSOFT’S A-I ANNOUNCEMENT COMES ON THE HEELS OF SEVERAL BIG A-I REVEALS IN RECENT WEEKS. 

BOTH GOOGLE AND APPLE ARE RACING TO BRING THE TECH TO MORE DAILY USERS.

MICROSOFT’S LATEST OFFERING APPEARS TO CONTINUE TO RAMP UP THAT COMPETITION. 

RECALL WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SELECT COMPUTERS BY JUNE 18TH.

THE COMPANY PREDICTS 50 MILLION OF THE A-I P-CS WILL BE SOLD IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

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