Lenovo Introduces Qira, an AI Assistant That Acts for You

Lenovo has announced a major step in its artificial intelligence strategy with the unveiling of Qira, a new AI assistant designed to work across Lenovo laptops and Motorola smartphones. Revealed at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Qira represents the company’s most ambitious AI initiative so far and reflects how a global hardware giant plans to embed AI more deeply into everyday devices.

As the world’s largest PC maker by shipment volume, Lenovo reaches tens of millions of users each year. This position gives the company a unique advantage in shaping how AI is experienced by consumers. Rather than focusing on building its own standalone AI model, Lenovo has developed Qira as a system-level assistant that integrates directly into its devices and adapts to how people work throughout the day.

Qira was created after Lenovo reorganized its internal AI teams, moving them out of individual product divisions and into a centralized, software-focused group. The goal was to build a shared intelligence layer that could operate across devices, learn from user interactions, and perform actions directly on the user’s behalf. Lenovo executives say Qira is meant to provide continuity and context, not just answer prompts like traditional chatbots.

The assistant uses a modular approach that combines on-device AI models with cloud-based systems powered by Microsoft and OpenAI through Azure. It also integrates tools from partners such as Stability AI, Notion, and Perplexity. By avoiding reliance on a single AI provider, Lenovo aims to stay flexible as AI technology evolves and balance performance, quality, and cost across different tasks.

Privacy and trust are central to Qira’s design. Lenovo says all memory and context features are opt-in, with clear indicators and controls so users always know when data is being recorded or used. Nothing is collected silently in the background.

Strategically, Lenovo sees Qira as both a way to keep users within its ecosystem and a long-term response to the growing commoditization of hardware. As device specifications become less distinctive, Lenovo believes intelligent, cross-device AI experiences like Qira could become a key differentiator.