The Touch Bar-equipped Macbook Pro uses the T1 coprocessor, which manages the Touch Bar and Touch ID systems.
The new iMac Pro uses the T2 coprocessor, which manages a much larger part of the system, including audio, fans, camera, and internal storage.
While it will of course take a couple of years to filter down to every model, I think it is safe to say that eventually, all new Macs will include a T-series coprocessor, and subsequent generations will manage a larger portion of the system.
Each version of MacOS tends to support Macs from 6-8 years before its release, so within 10 years, it will probably only run on systems which include a T-series coprocessor.
Will this herald the end of the Hackintosh?
References
(Macworld) The T2 chip makes the iMac Pro the start of a Mac revolution
(TechCrunch) Apple could use ARM coprocessors for three updated Mac models
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