Why Microsoft's New AI Feature Has Prompted Major Privacy Concerns

Microsoft introduced a new series of products, named Copilot PCs, that are designed to be integrated with artificial intelligence technology in mind. The company has reportedly struggled with the laptop market in recent months, with sales of the flagship surface pro laptops declining significantly in 2023. But the new AI device features have raised privacy concerns. In particular, one feature that Microsoft refers to as "Recall" allows the device to take snapshots of a person's screen every few seconds. These screenshots are encrypted and then stored locally on the individual's device. Microsoft said that this feature was designed to "solve one of the most frustrating problems we encounter daily--finding something we know we have seen before on our PC."