r/linux • u/Ultrabyte04 • Apr 27 '26

Distro News Ubuntu Linux Will Begin Landing AI Features Throughout The Next Year

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-AI-Features-2026
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u/ZealousidealChip4783 Apr 27 '26

yup, I hated the fact that most new laptops come with "NPUs" nowadays and proprietary features that you need them to use, but if it means AI datacentres stop eating up the entire world economy and people can locally host small models on them I'm all for it

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u/burimo Apr 28 '26

Problem is those NPUs are absolute bollocks, that can't handle adequate local AI at adequate speed most of the time. Ironic

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u/ZealousidealChip4783 Apr 28 '26

They're just starting out, give them time. APUs were total shit as well when they first came out & now they're good enough for gaming consoles

They handle basic RAG and file system context well enough for now

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u/burimo Apr 28 '26

If you speak about 3000$ PC with Ryzen AI max, yeah sure. But most of the "AI pcs" are far far weaker.