The more RAM, the better. This is one of the most common pieces of advice you can receive when considering purchasing a new computer. And it especially hurts on Macs, because the base 8 GB has been debated for years. And choosing more RAM can involve spending a lot of money.
And now it is Microsoft that has decided to put itself on the table in this regard. As they discovered in Trendforce, the arrival of AI on Windows computers may prevent this 8 GB of RAM from being considered sufficient for basic use.
If you want to use Copilot, you need more memory
It’s all based on Copilot Pro, the new ChatGPT-based artificial intelligence service that Microsoft has launched. Trendforce was able to see how the Redmond company was going to demand a minimum of 16 GB of RAM to be able to use this service.
Of course, not all computers that currently run on 8 GB of memory will be able to run this AI. And I can’t help but see how Apple continues to sell its most popular Macs with this amount of memory. macOS Sonoma runs just fine with 8GB of RAM, but what if Apple releases its own “AppleGPT” and suddenly requires 16GB of memory to run it? All entry-level Macs, even sold today, may be limited and not compatible with the AI engine we should see introduced in June alongside iOS 18.
This could lead Apple, starting in the fall or early 2025, to finally start consider the 16 GB of RAM as something basic. Especially if you want to run an AI locally, at least partially. For chipmakers, this is good news: demand for memory will increase if AI becomes part of our daily lives. For our pockets, we’ll see.
One hope: optimization of Apple products
Apple can play a card in its favor with the arrival of its AI. The one he has been preparing for some time: his own LLM language model, which could benefit from optimization between material Yes software from Apple. Microsoft demanding 16GB of RAM may be a sign of things to come, but Tim Cook can puff out his chest in no time. opening speech and say that Apple’s AI can work with 8 GB of RAM without problems.
Everything will be seen, but I dare to predict that an “AppleGPT” will aim to work exclusively on Apple Silicon chips. What is certain is that this new era of artificial intelligence This is going to take all the power our devices can give.
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