Windows 11 Apps Like Photos 2t3b4w Paint, and Snipping Tool Could Soon Offer AI-Backed Features: Report

Windows 11 could soon add for optical character recognition (OCR) to three inbuilt apps — Photos, Camera, and the Snipping Tool. 5y1m6m

Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 24 August 2023 19:03 IST

Windows 11 Apps Like Photos, Paint, and Snipping Tool Could Soon Offer AI-Backed Features: Report

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Windows 11 could soon add for AI-powered features for built-in apps

Highlights

Windows 11 apps could soon get smarter with AI integration
Microsoft Paint may reportedly utilise generative AI in the future
The company is yet to confirm any of the reported Windows 11 upgrades

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Microsoft is reportedly working on adding for automation and AI to its popular desktop operating system and related products. The Redmond-based software company's Windows 11 operating system comes with Photos and Paint apps for image viewing and basic manipulation, respectively. According to a report, these apps could soon gain for features that include optical character recognition (OCR) and creating images on the fly using generative AI.

According to a Windows Central Snipping Tool that is used to capture screenshots. These applications are available on Windows 11 out-of-the-box and the new functionality could be added via app updates on the Microsoft Store or via the company's regular feature updates to the operating system.

The firm is considering the possibility of adding for generative AI to the DALL-E text to image model.

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Meanwhile, the OCR to detect text from a photo of a page.

There's no word on if or when Microsoft will eventually roll out these features to Windows s, while some of these features could require dedicated hardware for neural computation to work reliably. Windows 11 is expected to get a major software upgrade next year, which is reportedly when many AI features could make their way to the operating system. However, some of these features are still "experimental" which means it could be a while before they roll out to s, according to the report.

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