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The NPU quietly became standard hardware

Dedicated AI accelerators went from a phone-camera novelty to a block Microsoft now requires by spec. What an NPU actually does, why chipmakers put one in every new laptop, and why the TOPS number on the box deserves suspicion.

Ahmad J · Aug 13, 2026 · 3 min read