Lenovo showcased its most ambitious AI innovations at the Tech World 2024 event. Among the highlights were Lenovo AI Now, a local AI agent transforming PCs into personalized assistants; the new ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 Aura Edition AI laptop, integrating AI-driven features for hybrid work; and Lenovo Learning Zone, an AI-powered personal educational software platform. Additionally, Lenovo presented new proof of concepts such as Lenovo “AI Buddy” and advanced technology demos, including Workstation AI solutions and ThinkShield AI PC security, demonstrating its ambition to lead in cutting-edge AI solutions. These announcements showcase how Lenovo’s AI portfolio can personalizes experiences, enhances productivity, and provides data protection for work and learning.
Luca Rossi, President of the Intelligent Devices Group at Lenovo, expressed the company’s vision of delivering smarter technology for all and providing powerful, flexible, and responsible devices and solutions that empower individuals and drive transformation across industries. Rossi highlighted Lenovo’s focus on personalized, productive, and protected experiences and the company’s complete AI portfolio.
The AI-powered devices from Lenovo are designed to meet the needs of users, offering new AI experiences for professionals, learners, and businesses. By integrating AI across its product portfolio, Lenovo aims to streamline workflows, improve collaboration, and provide more secure, personalized computing experiences. The product announcements from Tech World 2024 underline Lenovo’s commitment to delivering smarter technology that is impactful.
Lenovo AI Now, an AI agent, is designed to transform traditional PCs into personalized AI devices. It leverages a local Large Language Model (LLM) built on Meta’s Llama 3.1, enabling real-time interaction with a user’s personal knowledge base (PKB) without relying on cloud processing. This offers enhanced data privacy, as all interactions remain locally stored on the device. Lenovo AI Now also integrates PC assistant functionalities, enabling users to configure their devices through natural language prompts. The platform’s intuitive AI assistant supports natural language interaction, allowing users to quickly search on device documents and local images, or generate text summaries based on specific queries.
Lenovo AI Now encourages a rich ecosystem of both Lenovo and third-party AI applications, further extending the platform’s capabilities to support office work, creative tasks, and gaming. It empowers professionals, students, and creatives alike with AI tools that can summarize documents, draft responses, generate visuals, and much more—all while enabling a smooth, fast experience on the local device and leveraging the power of the cloud.
Local LLM in Lenovo AI
The local LLM in Lenovo AI Now, designed to leverage heterogeneous computing architecture, delivers high-speed performance while minimizing battery drain. The solution also provides seamless support for after-sales services, device recommendations, and customer support through Lenovo’s virtual assistant, embedded within the platform for instant help and troubleshooting.
Lenovo AI Now is designed with robust security measures to help protect user data and privacy. The personal knowledge base stores all personal data locally on the device, safeguarded by a security algorithm. Microsoft Azure AI Content Safety is also embedded in Lenovo AI Now, enabling real-time monitoring to ensure safe and secure user experiences.
