Microsoft May Release AI-Enhanced Paint Program: Rumor
The tech community has seen a lot of development in the generative AI space this year – from the launch of GPT-4 powered Bing to Google’s PaLM 2 LLM. Now it looks like Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI — the creator of ChatGPT — and AI in general — will allow it to use its long-standing tools like Paint with generative AI as well.
According to a report from WindowsCentral, the Redmond-based tech giant is experimenting with bringing generative artificial intelligence technology to its Paint app in Windows 11. The publication’s sources suggest that this integration could be similar to the new Bing Image Creator. This means you can also have options to create images and art by sending text-based prompts.
The source also hinted that Microsoft could also add creative AI features to other Windows 11 apps, such as Photos and the Snipping Tool. And according to the report, your hardware may or may not need an NPU (Neural Processing Unit) and VPU (Visual Processing Unit) for this feature to work.
WindowsCentral points out that the AI-based functionality in the Photos app would be similar to iOS. This means you can take a photo of a person or object and then use artificial intelligence to remove the background from the image, which can then be imported into other applications.
Snipping Tool is said to be getting an OCR reading feature that could make it easier to recognize and copy text to the Windows 11 clipboard.
It remains to be seen when or if Microsoft will integrate these features into the public version of Windows 11. But until then, the company is expected to make several AI-focused announcements and launch new devices, including new Surface products, in September. 21 events next month.
