Microsoft Build 2026: Windows AI Studio Ships 3 On-Device Models — Hermes-1B, Atlas-3B, Titan-7B Run on NPU Without Cloud

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Microsoft announced Windows AI Studio with new APIs letting any Win32, UWP, or WinUI 3 app tap on-device language understanding, image generation, and real-time audio transcription via NPU — no cloud required. Three models ship: Hermes-1B (classification/summarization), Atlas-3B (contextual app actions via natural language), and Titan-7B (image generation, email composition, code debugging in VS Code). A model customization pipeline with LoRA fine-tuning lets developers train adapters locally via WSL and ship them through the Microsoft Store.