Ctrl+AI+Delete: Is the old PC dead?

Walk into any electronics retail store in a shopping mall and you will see experience zones showcasing the latest and greatest in AI PCs, running demo videos and AI apps. There will be a crowd huddled around them trying out new applications—summarising documents, writing code, generating images and making music. In-store promoters will be evangelising the benefits of a neural processing unit fitted in these laptops. Sales of AI PCs are gaining traction in India, albeit slowly. The main deterrents to mass adoption—confused consumers who are not very clear about the benefits and a steep price-tag, industry executives and market trackers told ET.