Acer aims to boost AI PCs to 40% of shipments next year

Price of Copilot+ models to come down as chip supplies improve, CEO says

Acer's Copilot+ laptop touchpad has an activity indicator that lights up whenever the AI semiconductor is in use. (Photo by Masaharu Ban)

MASAHARU BAN, Nikkei staff writer

August 30, 2024 03:05 JST

TOKYO -- Taiwanese PC manufacturer Acer plans to sharply increase shipments of computers equipped with artificial intelligence features, Chairman and CEO Jason Chen told Nikkei.

Acer will raise the share of Copilot+ PCs among deliveries to 40% by the third quarter of 2025. Copilot+ is a class of PCs designed to run AI developed by Microsoft.