AI devices backed to take over PC market - ten years from now

Artificial intelligence-related branding and/or buzzwords seem all but mandatory at the ongoing Computex 2024 event: a sign OEMs are banking on them to re-energize the market after a few rough years.

However, according to Daniel Research Group (DRG), only 4% of all computing devices bought for either enterprise or personal use in the US will be those of the "AI Enabled" variety in 2024.

Then again, those figures are definitely expected to have a more encouraging trajectory over time, as they are predicted to rise to 10.7% by 2028 before shooting up to 77.0% in 2034.

DRG also projects that 'AI' mobile PCs such as the Asus ZenBook S16, ProArt PX13 and TUF Gaming A14 will account for 16% of all PCs actually shipped in 2024, a share backed to rise to 22% in 2028 before eventually topping out at 87% by 2034.

Those figures are for consumer-grade laptops and convertibles, although those for business might also follow a similar trend, particularly in terms of where they might be 10 years from now.

DRG also now predicts that, while the US PC market might see another year of indifferent (-0.4%) growth in 2024, AI-enabled devices might help to reverse that trend over time, resulting in a projected compound annual growth rate of 1.5% by 2028.