Lenovo’s latest CES announcement introduces Qira, a system-level, cross-device AI assistant designed to seamlessly operate across laptops and smartphones, blending on-device and cloud intelligence to act on users’ behalf in everyday tasks.
Lenovo Introduces Qira, a Cross-Device AI Assistant Designed to Work on Users’ Behalf
Lenovo has introduced Qira, a system-level, cross-device AI assistant aimed at delivering a more unified and intelligent user experience across Lenovo laptops and Motorola smartphones. Announced at CES in Las Vegas, Qira is designed to learn from user interactions, understand context, and assist with everyday tasks by operating seamlessly across devices. As the world’s largest PC maker by volume, Lenovo is using its broad hardware footprint to bring AI closer to end users, positioning Qira as a built-in layer of intelligence rather than a standalone application.
Unlike many AI assistants tied to a single model or provider, Qira uses a modular architecture that blends on-device AI with cloud-based models to balance performance, privacy, and scalability. The platform integrates infrastructure from Microsoft Azure and OpenAI, incorporates generative capabilities from Stability AI, and connects with tools such as Notion and Perplexity. By avoiding exclusive AI partnerships, Lenovo aims to keep Qira flexible as AI technology evolves, signaling a long-term strategy to embed adaptable, system-level intelligence across its consumer devices.