The future of computing is shifting, and it’s becoming less about the apps you open and more about an intelligent system that anticipates your needs. Lenovo is leading this charge, fundamentally rethinking how artificial intelligence integrates into our daily lives. At CES 2026, the company introduced Lenovo Qira, a groundbreaking system-level personal intelligence poised to redefine user experience.
Imagine an AI that doesn’t demand your attention but quietly works in the background,learning your habits and offering assistance precisely when you need it. This is the core concept behind Qira. Unlike conventional AI assistants that require you to actively launch a chatbot or switch between applications, Qira is seamlessly woven into the operating system itself.
A New Era of System-Level AI
Qira represents a significant departure from the conventional app-centric approach to AI. It’s designed to maintain a consistent presence across all your devices – laptops, smartphones, tablets, and wearables - ensuring a fluid and uninterrupted experience as you transition between them. I’ve found that this continuity is a game-changer, eliminating the frustrating need to repeat instructions or re-establish context with each device.
This ambient intelligence learns your preferences over time, offering support in a more intuitive and less disruptive manner. It’s about anticipating your needs, not just responding to commands. According to a recent Forrester report (December 2025), 78% of consumers express frustration with AI assistants that require overly specific prompts.
The foundation of Qira rests on three key principles:
- Presence: Qira is readily accessible through familiar methods like voice commands, a dedicated key, or a persistent on-screen shortcut.
- Actions: It proactively completes tasks on your behalf, coordinating activities across various applications and devices, and even functioning offline in certain scenarios.
- Perception: qira builds a contextual understanding based on your approved data, interactions, and documents, all while prioritizing your privacy.
Lenovo is strategically focusing on practical,everyday applications of Qira,moving beyond abstract AI concepts. Features like Next Move provide timely suggestions based on your current activity, while write For Me streamlines your writing process by assisting with emails, documents, and notes directly within the applications you already use.
Furthermore, Qira offers Catch Me Up, which delivers a concise summary of your activity after interruptions, and Pay attention, which enhances meetings with real-time transcription, translation, and summaries.These features address common pain points and offer tangible benefits to users.
For professionals engaged in creative endeavors, Lenovo is introducing Creator Zone, a dedicated space for more intensive AI-powered tools like advanced editing and visual generation. This separation ensures that resource-heavy tasks don’t interfere with your daily workflow.
Did You Know? The global AI market is projected to reach $407 billion by 2027,with a significant portion of that growth driven by system-level AI integration (Source: Statista,January 2026).
Prioritizing Your Privacy
Privacy is paramount in the design of Lenovo Qira. The system employs a hybrid AI architecture that prioritizes on-device processing to safeguard your personal data.Cloud services are utilized to augment capabilities when necessary, but only with your explicit consent. Lenovo emphasizes clarity and control, ensuring you understand how Qira learns and operates.
Pro Tip: Regularly review your privacy settings within Qira to ensure you’re comfortable with the data being used and how it’s being processed.
The rollout of Lenovo Qira will begin in the first quarter of 2026 on select Lenovo devices, followed by integration into supported Motorola smartphones. Existing users of Lenovo AI Now will receive the
