We’re now deep into developer conference season, and one of the themes so far is the relentless conviction from Big Tech companies that AI is going to change everything about how we do everything. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang made that clearer than anyone this week, when he described a completely new way of using our laptops — and a completely new kind of laptop made to support it.

But here’s the million-dollar question: does anyone actually want this? Are we due for a complete rethink of our laptops, just so they can run AI models? Or is ‘more powerful laptop’ enough to get the job done?

The tech world buzzes with excitement over these new possibilities — AI agents everywhere, doing everything. But Nilay and David on The Vergecast are left wondering: are we ready for this evolution in computing power?

As the tech industry ponders these questions, one thing is clear: the future of our laptops might be more about processing speed than anything else.