The Intel Innovation conference this year also includes an update to Intel’s distribution of the OpenVINO AI toolkit. This toolkit offers developers a standardized framework for building AI applications and will harness the capabilities of Intel’s new hardware. The latest version, 2023.1, is optimized to leverage the NPU within the Intel Core Ultra processor. This optimization is expected to facilitate the development of AI applications for PCs equipped with Core Ultra chips, making the process more accessible and appealing for both developers and consumers.