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Microsoft delays controversial AI Recall feature on new Windows computers

Microsoft delays controversial AI Recall feature on new Windows computers

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REDMOND, WA (AP) – New Windows laptops start shipping to customers next week but without a flagship feature called Recall that drew concerns about privacy and cybersecurity.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella touted the new Recall feature at a showcase event last month.

It works by periodically taking snapshots of a computer screen to give Microsoft’s AI assistant Copilot a “photographic memory” of a person’s virtual activity to help them remember what they did earlier.

Nadella described it as a step toward artificial intelligence machines that “instantly see us, hear, reason about our intent and our surroundings.”

But the company now says it’s delaying a “broadly available” preview of Recall that was supposed to be included with new PCs starting Tuesday.

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