Microsoft’s Windows AI Lab is a new way to test experimental features

Microsoft is starting to trial experimental AI-powered features done a caller Windows AI Labs program. Some Windows testers spotted references to the Windows AI Labs programme successful pre-release updates to Microsoft Paint past week, and Microsoft has present confirmed to The Verge that the programme is designed to supply aboriginal entree to caller AI features crossed Windows.

“The Windows AI Lab is simply a aviator acceleration programme for validating caller AI diagnostic ideas successful Windows,” says Mike Harsh, spouse manager of merchandise absorption astatine Microsoft, successful a connection to The Verge. “The programme focuses connected accelerated lawsuit feedback connected diagnostic usability, lawsuit interest, and marketplace fit.“

While the punctual to entree Windows AI Labs features has appeared successful immoderate versions of Paint, it’s not yet wide what Paint features Microsoft plans to trial initially. Microsoft has been adding Photoshop-like features to Paint recently, including transparency, layers, and adjacent .paint task files. I wouldn’t beryllium amazed to spot AI tools wrong Paint that are similar to immoderate of the enactment Adobe is doing successful Photoshop.

Microsoft has besides been updating a assortment of Windows apps with AI-powered features, including free AI features for Notepad, representation procreation capabilities in Paint, and AI actions in File Explorer.