Microsoft Paint gains productive AI fill and erase features on Copilot PCs

Briefly: Generative AI features that allow users to seamlessly add or remove objects from photos have gained popularity recently. After appearing in smartphone image editors and high-end software like Adobe Photoshop, Copilot+ is turning to Microsoft’s ubiquitous bundled app as an additional selling point for PCs.

Microsoft recently announced several AI-based features coming soon for Windows on Copilot PCs. These include fill and erase functions, which will add to the improvements Paint received last year.

In the coming weeks, computers bearing Microsoft’s Copilot+ branding will allow Paint users to delete objects from photos or add them based on text descriptions without creating unnatural structures. Google Pixel phones have had similar functionality for a while, and Adobe Photoshop introduced generative AI editing in May. However, using this in Paint does not require a subscription.

Generative AI fill and erase will first be available to Windows Insiders this month, before becoming more generally available in November. These features will only be available on devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon

Paint has changed relatively little in the years since its 1985 debut, but accepted Many important features have been added since Microsoft overhauled its iconic image editor for Windows 11. Last year, the company added dark mode, layers, and transparency support. Insiders also gained access to the automatic background removal feature. Microsoft seems determined to make lightweight software more powerful than ever.

The Photos app has received an AI-based eraser, which was rolled out to all Windows 11 and 10 users in February but is still in preview. The November update will deliver super resolution enhancement for Photos on Copilot+ devices, allowing users to quickly increase the resolution of an image by up to eight times.

Moreover, Windows Search will be able to find photos stored locally or on OneDrive by their text descriptions. The new feature, called Click to Do, aims to help users explore Microsoft’s productive AI functions by making suggestions based on what’s visible on the screen. After you press the Windows key and select objects, tips for editing images, enhancing text, or searching the web will appear.

Elsewhere, Microsoft is trying to: resurrect Remember the controversial feature that records what appears on the computer so that AI can use the collected information to help users. After it was discovered that Recall contained major security vulnerabilities, the company delayed its launch and enabled the functionality.