AI PCs will become standard as pricing goes mainstream, Intel VP and MD says

The AI PCs are going to be standard in the coming quarters as they are now being launched at mainstream price points, said Santhosh Viswanathan, VP and MD for Intel’s Asia Pacific and Japan region to The Hindu while launching the Intel Core Ultra series 3 {Panther Lake} processors in India. India’s AI PC market eyes 40% CAGR, driven by enterprises eyeing 30% efficiency gains, he said.

However, he also acknowledged that fact that India’s overall PC penetration is still under 10%, despite having 95% smartphone reach, far below mature markets at 95% or growing economies like Brazil’s at 40% and Indonesia at 20%. “This limits true digital skills like coding and AI experimentation,” he added.