Windows 11 Recall is the AI feature I’ve always wanted, and it’s absolutely terrifying

We already knew artificial intelligence was going to be the main topic of Microsoft's Build 2024 event. The plethora of AI PC announcements that preceded the main event further proved that. Microsoft this week delivered its vision for the next phase of AI by explaining how it'll integrate new artificial intelligence features into Windows 11.

Recall is the name of one of the AI features coming to Windows 11, and it's easily the most exciting and disturbing one. As the name implies, Recall will let you remember everything you were doing on your PC in the past, with a few caveats that I'll address below.

Before that, I will say that Recall is everything I've always wanted from a computer experience. That's the ability to find anything on my computer with ease. I never stopped to think that AI would handle the chore before the ChatGPT era. But, of course, that's the case. You need advanced intelligence for such a feature to happen.

At the same time, Recall is already drawing criticism and scrutiny from people who have heard what it can do. I also agree that Recall sounds absolutely terrifying, particularly because it's coming from a Big Tech company known to go after user data.

However, the way Microsoft built Recall into Windows 11 should ensure that user data remains safe and private. You shouldn't freak out about it before you actually understand how Recall will work in Windows 11. That's not to say Recall is perfect.

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