- Lenovo’s CEO tells us more AI PCs are coming to a workplace near you soon
- Cost is a concern, but productivity and efficiency gains mitigate this
- Predicting the future and developing a robust roadmap is also a challenge, Lenovo admits
The CEO of Lenovo has predicted that around half of enterprise-ready computers will be AI PCs by the end of 2026 as the technology becomes more mainstream.
Yuanqing Yang, also known as YY, told TechRadar Pro he was hopeful about the continued spread and availability of AI PCs, but admitted that cost would be an issue in pushing for 100% adoption.
“Our prediction is that by the end of this year, about fifteen percent of PCs will be AI PCs,” he told us at a media Q&A at CES 2026, suggesting that devices embedded with Lenovo’s new Qira AI model would help push adoption even higher.
AI everywhere
Lenovo unveiled a host of new enterprise devices at CES 2026, from super-powered ThinkPad Carbon business laptops to full PC towers.
This confidence from the world’s largest PC maker was evident during its spectacular keynote at the Las Vegas Sphere, where YY welcomed partners including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon.
YY stated his belief that “AI is definitely not a bubble,” and also stated his belief that AI will become a central part of our working lives as we look forward.
“No one can avoid AI, but AI will not replace humans, it will only empower each of us in the future, help you remember more, do more and be more creative…it will help you be more competitive in all fields,” he added.
“One of the fundamental principles with which we develop AI is our belief in responsible AI,” added Tolga Kurtoglu, SVP & Chief Technology Officer, Lenovo.
“I can’t see a world without AI,” he said, “we think of AI as unlocking human potential, we think of it as augmenting people … almost as a symbiotic team that’s an extension of you, helping you be more productive and efficient in what you want to achieve.”
When asked how far ahead the company is looking in terms of its development strategy, Kurtoglu admitted that the rapid pace of AI development poses problems for companies the size and breadth of Lenovo.
“For the AI era, I think a five-year roadmap is a dream,” he said, “I always emphasize three things, it’s about agility, adaptability and speed – it’s not about predicting what will happen in five years, it’s about changing the dynamics of the market and always increasing your speed to learn from the market.”
“That doesn’t mean we don’t have a roadmap – but at the pace of innovation we’re seeing, five years is way too long…(and) our goal is not to predict the future, our goal is to learn as quickly as possible, from the end-user perspective, so we can innovate on top of that knowledge.”
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