Until now, Intel’s public stance has been that its Core Ultra (or “Meteor Lake”) chip will merely be a cellular processor. But that’s not true, the overall supervisor of Intel’s Client Computing Division confirmed not too long ago.

In an interview with Michelle Johnston Holthaus, the chief vp who oversees Intel’s processor division, she confirmed (and re-confirmed) {that a} desktop model of Meteor Lake would debut in 2024. “You are confirming Meteor Lake desktop?” I requested. “Yes,” Holthaus replied.

Intel’s 14th-gen Core processor, Meteor Lake emphasizes low energy by way of a transfer to a smaller Intel 4 course of know-how, breaking apart or disaggregating the know-how into 4 separate tiles, and with a brand new sort of low-power E-core that may deal with surprisingly highly effective duties. Holthaus defined how all of them work collectively throughout an interview on the Intel Innovation convention in San Jose final week.

The Core Ultra or Meteor Lake chip additionally features a new AI core, known as an NPU, which makes an attempt to place AI features immediately in your PC. How that may enhance AI versus interacting with AI within the cloud is one thing that Intel is determining, Holthaus mentioned. (Robert Hallock, a technical advertising and marketing supervisor for Intel, helps explain the purpose of the NPU and what it’s good for in a separate video.)

“I don’t want to define what success looks like,” Holthaus mentioned. “I want to unleash the marketplace to help us define how is AI going to be successful, what problems is it going to solve, and why are people so excited about it.”

For extra particulars, watch the full interview with Intel’s Michelle Johnston Holthaus.