Microsoft Revamps Classic Apps with AI Enhancements
TL;DR
Microsoft is integrating AI into its classic Paint application as part of a Windows 11 update, allowing users to create and edit AI-generated images using features like generative fill and generative erase. This move is part of Microsoft's broader strategy to incorporate AI across its consumer products, enhancing creativity and efficiency. The update, initially available to Windows Insider program members, requires Microsoft Copilot+ and expands access to AI tools like Image Creator, powered by Dall-E, in Europe.
- Microsoft added AI to software it has barely touched since 1985. The results are astonishing CNN
- Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now The Verge
- New AI experiences for Paint and Notepad begin rolling out to Windows Insiders Windows Blog
- Notepad.exe, now an actively maintained app, has gotten its inevitable AI update Ars Technica
- I switched from Photoshop to Microsoft Paint for these image editing tools on Windows 11 Windows Central
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