Windows AI updates will overwrite text in Notepad and edit images in Paint

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Microsoft is adding more AI-powered features to its Notebook and drawing apps for Windows 11.

Notepad version 11.2410.15.0 will be include new AI rewrite feature that will allow you to rephrase sentences using AI. The tool can modify sentences or longer sections of text to shorten or lengthen the word count, change the tone, or format it differently.

The Rewrite tool will create three versions of the selected text at once. You can also make it generate another new result with a single click of the refresh button. Or have it replace the highlighted section with the AI ​​text on the screen by selecting Replace. AI rewrite shortcut in Notepad: Ctrl + I while in the application.

Rewrite is currently available in preview to Windows Insiders on Windows 11 in the US, UK, Canada, France, Italy and Germany. If you are located in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand or Malaysia, you will only be able to access the Notepad Overwrite feature if you have Microsoft 365 Personal, family or Copilot Pro subscription – and it will eat your AI credits. Microsoft has not provided a release date for the full version or announced wider availability.

While Rewrite can potentially help users improve their writing, it can also cause your work to be marked as created by AI— even if only some parts of it were replaced by AI text. But only a few sentences modified by AI can also escape AI detectors and, in some cases, be used to violate existing rules. universities or publishers who prohibit any works created by artificial intelligence.

Microsoft Dye also gets some new AI-powered features. Paint 11.2410.28.0 will include a similar generative fill feature. Adobe Photoshop. Paint’s generative fill will allow you to add different objects or visual effects to a selected area. This means you can add castles, stars, cats, or whatever you want by simply typing and selecting “Save” if you’re happy with the result. or “Try again” if it’s not what you hoped for. It’s like a custom picture with artificial intelligence.

Co-pilot+ PC users who also Windows Insiders will first have access to Paint’s generative fill tool. It can be accessed by going to Select Tool > Generative Fill.

Generative erasing is another new feature in Paint, but it will be available to all Windows Insiders starting with Windows 11. Generative erasing allows you to quickly remove elements of an image while the AI ​​simulates what it perceives as the background of your image for a quick and smooth replace the erased area with the background pattern.

The release of Paint was previously announced Image maker the feature, which is still in preview, is now receiving wider initial distribution.

To access most of these new features, you’ll need to sign in to a Microsoft account and become a member of the Microsoft Windows Insider program.