Microsoft is the Most Open Platform for AI: A Demonstration for Copilot Plus PCs to Support Arm-based Developers and the Windows Semantic Index

All of these improvements inside Windows for developers are just the beginning of a new era for the app store, with more Arm- and Intel-powered systems coming soon. Microsoft wants to be part of the next decade of Windows development, and is banking on the platform for developers being an important part of that. Onstage at Build today, Davuluri stood in front of a slide that read “Windows is the most open platform for AI,” signaling just how important this moment is for Microsoft.

Adobe is working with Microsoft to make their apps better for the Copilot Plus PCs. The native Arm64 versions of Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Firefly, and Express will be available on Copilot Plus PCs today, while Illustrator and Premiere Pro will be available this summer. Copilot Plus PCs will benefit from some of the features found within DaVinci Resolve, Cephable and LiquidText.

The Microsoft demonstration gave Copilot Plus PCs the chance to store everything you do on your PC in a vault so you can remember it when you need it. Microsoft plans to allow developers to build something similar because they have a Windows Semantic Index that stores this data locally.

Using the Surface Pro with Context-Aware Integration into Windows and the Copilot Library for Improved Recall and Enhancing Live Captions

Microsoft’s new Surface Pro — sans model number — swaps out the last-gen’s Intel Core Ultra processor for Snapdragon X Elite and Plus chips from Qualcomm. It’s up to 90 percent faster than the previous Surface Pro, and it comes with the option for an OLED display panel for the first time.

The 13-inch Surface Pro starts at $999.99 and is available in four colors, including blue, beige, black, and platinum. It works with a new Surface Pro Flex Keyboard that can be detached from the device.

Developers will also be able to improve Windows’ new Recall feature by adding contextual information to their apps that feeds into the database powering this feature. “This integration helps users pick up where they left off in your app, improving app engagement and users’ seamless flow between Windows and your app,” says Davuluri.

Developers will be able to use the Windows Copilot Library to integrate things like Studio Effects, filters, portrait blur, and other features into their apps. You can get features like background blur on video calls with the addition of the Windows Studio Effects. Even Live Captions and the new AI-powered translation feature can be used by developers with little to no code.

“We will make this capability available for developers with Vector Embeddings API to build their own vector store and RAG within their applications and with their app data,” says Davuluri.