While Microsoft’s fall event primarily dealt with hardware upgrades in the past, the contribution of Microsoft in the development of OpenAI’s generative AI chatbot ChatGPT has changed things drastically this time around. Microsoft will likely use this event as an opportunity to discuss the way forward for implementing generative AI within its products. While the company has also integrated ChatGPT within several of its products — notably Edge Browser — we may see such integrations across a wider array of Microsoft products soon.
There is also a possibility of Microsoft revealing more details about its next major Windows 11 update at this event. Earlier announcements from Microsoft have hinted at a significant September update for Windows 11, encompassing native support for RAR and 7-Zip files, a revamped settings homepage, an improved volume mixer, and an early glimpse of the revolutionary Windows Copilot feature.
For those interested in Microsoft’s Surface lineup, we expect these devices to feature minor upgrades over their predecessors this time around. Take the Surface Laptop Studio 2, which is rumored to get a CPU and GPU upgrade with next-gen Intel chips, albeit with a significant price appreciation. Similarly, the Surface Laptop Go 3 may receive an update to faster Intel chips and skip a 4GB RAM option in 2023. There is also talk about the Microsoft Go 4 skipping an ARM-based chip variant this time and going all-in with an Intel N200 processor.
