Canonical Announce First RISC-V Laptop Running Ubuntu

A RISC-V laptop preloaded with Ubuntu is in development, and Canonical is involved. The DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II is made by DeepComputing, a company

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I just want to know if it is usable, or frustratingly slow.
- I guess would depend on what you mean by usable
What is "NPU: AI Fusion Computing Engine (<2 TOPs) "

RISCV is a turn on. AI in is a turn off.
- If that enables you to run AI locally, probably powered by open source models, and maybe at a fraction of the usual power consumption, then I don't see what the issue is
  
  I do find it funny that the NPU is mentioned, while there is no mention of a GPU. I guess that is lumped in with the SoC.

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