Intel announced two new extensions to its AI PC Acceleration Program in Taipei, Taiwan, with a new PC Developer Program that’s designed to attract smaller Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and even individual developers, and an Independent Hardware Vendors (IHV) program that assists partners developing AI-centric hardware. Intel is also launching a new Core Ultra Meteor Lake NUC development kit, and introducing Microsoft’s new definition of just what constitutes an AI PC. We were given a glimpse of how AI PCs will deliver better battery life, higher performance, and new features. Intel launched its AI Developer Program in October of last year, but it's kicking off its new programs here at a developer event in Taipei that includes hands-on lab time with the new dev kits. The program aims to arm developers with the tools needed to develop new AI applications and hardware, which we’ll cover more in-depth below. Intel plans to deliver over 100 million PCs with AI accelerators by the end of 2025. The company is already engaging with 100+ AI ISVs for PC platforms and plans to have over 300 AI-accelerated applications in the market by the end of 2024. To further those efforts, Intel is planning a series of local developer events around the globe at key locations, like the recent summit it held in India. Intel plans to have up to ten more events this year as it works to build out the developer ecosystem. The battle for control of the AI PC market will intensify over the coming years — Canalys predicts that 19% of PCs shipped in 2024 will be AI-capable, but that number will increase to 60% by 2027, highlighting a tremendous growth rate that isn’t lost on the big players in the industry. In fact, AMD recently held its own AI PC Innovation Summit in Beijing, China, to expand its own ecosystem. The battle for share in the expanding AI PC market begins with silicon that enables the features, but it ends with the developers that turn those capabilities into tangible software and hardware benefits for end users. Here’s how Intel is tackling the challenges.