Microsoft introduces Rewrite AI to Notepad and generative fill and erase AI to Paint
Microsoft has introduced AI features in two classic Windows applications: Notepad and Paint. The Windows 11 text editor now offers features to rewrite text content and is called Rewrite the AI. AI has some generative capabilities and can help you shorten or lengthen text content. It offers a variety of tone styles and formats to choose from.
There are several limitations that can affect how users can interact with AI. To get started, users will need to sign in to their Microsoft account to access Rewrite features. Rewrite AI can be useful for some users, but it literally comes at a cost. Rewriting in Notepad is not free, users receive 50 credits to access AI features. According to some documentation available on the Microsoft website, these credits are replenished monthly for users subscribed to Microsoft 365 Personal or Home, or Copilot Pro.
Microsoft Paint also gets a makeover AI Features for generative filling and erasing. These options are available for PCs and Copilot+ users.
X-Recaps in Amazon Prime Video will recap episodes and seasons
Amazon Prime Video is testing an AI feature called X-Recapsdesigned to recap events from TV shows, in an easy-to-read text summary. X-Ray Recaps is powered by Amazon Bedrock, it will analyze the content of videos along with subtitles, dialogues, etc., to generate a summary of the story. The tool will avoid spoilers and only offer descriptions based on the content you’ve watched. Users can access the option from the details page while playing a video on the Prime Video website. X-Recaps offers a tailor-made experience, you can choose to recap a specific episode, the entire season or the previous season.
AI features are currently available to FireTV users in the United States.
Windows Control Panel was intentionally slowed down by Microsoft
Microsoft would have slowed down control panel under Windows, voluntarily. Eric Voirin, the developer of Win98 QuickInstall, discovered hardcoded delays that affected the Control Panel in Windows 95 and 98. This would affect the launch time, dividing it into two segments. The first delay lasted three seconds, while a second delay lasted five seconds. While it appears that delays would initially display the class or device name, followed by the device logo, the actual reasons for coding these delays are unknown.
However, this has nothing to do with promoting the Settings app, since the app didn’t exist at the time. The legacy app has survived until now, even after the Settings app was launched when Windows 10 was released. Microsoft planned to remove the Windows Control Panel, but later clarified that this would not make it obsolete the legacy application.
Microsoft abandons Paint 3D app
Microsoft has retired the Paint 3D application. The app was launched in 2016 and intended to replace the classic Paint app. Microsoft Paint 3D supports 2D and 3D images. You might think this is a great idea, but the implementation has been poor. Paint 3D had a terrible user interface with huge icons and was primarily designed for touch input. Paint 3D was not popular, it failed to replace Paint and ended up on the list of obsolete applications. The classic Paint app, on the other hand, has not only thrived, but has been revamped over the years and even has new AI features.
Microsoft Paint 3D is no longer available for download from the Microsoft Store. Users who want to view 3D images should use the 3D Viewer application.
Google Maps gets AI
Google is bringing its Gemini AI to more apps. This time he presented his AI for Google MapsGoogle Earth and Waze. Google Maps users can interact with the app for a chat-like experience. The AI will respond to conversational requests using natural language processing. It will offer suggestions on places to visit, offer summaries based on user reviews and responses. Google Maps will even suggest where you can park and walk to your destination. It also supports augmented reality features, options to report weather disturbances, and more. Google says it plans to add more details in the coming months, including information about lanes in metropolitan areas. Gemini AI in Google Maps is currently available to users in the United States on Android and iOS.
Likewise, Waze with Gemini AI offers new options for reporting incidents and hazards on the road, and these options will be available later this year for Android and iOS. Google Earth is also powered by Gemini AI and can handle complex searches.
Apple acquires Pixelmator
Apple has acquired Pixelmatorthe company that created a popular image editing tool of the same name for iOS, macOS and iPadOS. Lithuania-based Pixelmator also created the Photomator app. Both apps offer a variety of powerful image editing tools such as support for RAW image formats, background removal, super resolution, and artificial intelligence with image capabilities. machine learning.
Apple abandoned Aperture in 2014 to focus on the Photos app, but the latter lacks the tools available in the former. And now that Apple has purchased Pixelmator, some users are wondering if Aperture would be available for macOS or if Pixelmator’s features would be integrated into the Photos app.
Meta’s Llama 2 AI isn’t really open source
Llama AI is open source, or so Meta claims. But the OSI (Open Source Initiative) does not agree with that. An article that explains how artificial intelligence is classified as open source states that a system should not require permission to be reused.
OSI states that Llama AI allows access to data used to train the language model or its databases, and is therefore not transparent. Meta, which is the parent company of Facebook, restricts how Llama can be used, including for commercial purposes.
While OSI claims Meta must correct its mistake, Meta has denied the allegation. A company spokesperson said that there is no single definition of open source AI and that it is a difficult task because it is a complex and evolving sector. rapid evolution.
