Publication date: September 28, 2023 356
Microsoft has begun offering the new Paint program tool, which is capable of creating images using the artificial intelligence (DALL-E) model from OpenAI, which converts text into an image, to subscribers in its Windows Insiders beta program. Insiders in the developer channels: Dev and Canary.
Similar to DALL-E, the new Paint Cocreator will allow users to quickly create digital images with custom text prompts.
“With this update, we’re excited to introduce Paint Cocreator, a new AI-powered experience with DALL-E, that helps you create stunning artwork in real time,” said Dave Grochocki, principal product manager for Windows Inbox. (painter) by describing what you want to create in a few words.”
Grochocki added: “You can choose an art style, and when you click “Create,” Paint Cocreator will create three different shapes of artwork for you to choose from.”
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This feature will only be available to those who join the waiting list after installing Paint version 11.2309.20.0 and later, in a process very similar to the process of launching a chatbot in the search engine (Bing).
People accepted into the Cocreator preview will be notified via email and will receive 50 free points to start testing it.
And he said (Gruchocki): “We’ll be rolling out accessibility slowly at first, so when you get the update, you’ll first have to join the waitlist by signing in with your Microsoft account and clicking the new Cocreator button in the toolbar.”
Microsoft has also included content filtering and various protection tools in the Paint Cocreator tool to automatically prevent attempts to create malicious, offensive, or inappropriate images.
Grochocki added: “We have begun rolling out these experiments, so they may not be available to all subscribers to the Windows beta program via the Dev and Canary channels yet, as we plan to monitor comments and see how they arrive before publishing them to everyone.”
This is part of a broader campaign to integrate AI-powered features, as Microsoft is also testing support for the new background removal tool in the Windows 11 Insider beta to help remove the background of an image with a single click of the mouse.
The company also began providing support for layers and image transparency, starting with version 11.2308.18.0 of Paint and later.
It is noteworthy that the American technology giant released on Tuesday the major update called Moment 4 or 22H2 of the Windows 11 operating system, with more than 150 new features, including: the smart assistant (Microsoft Copilot), and two artificial intelligence-powered versions of the video editing program. (ClipChamp) and the Snipping tool.
This major update to Windows 11 also adds a new passkey management dashboard to help users avoid using passwords and mitigation tools on their devices.
