Microsoft is reportedly testing the addition of AI capabilities to its old apps, including Paint and the Photos app, in an effort to modernize them. The company is also considering adding optical character recognition (OCR) to the Snipping Tool.
Apple has increased its spending on artificial intelligence, particularly in the areas of conversational AI, voice-controlled automation, and multimodal AI for videos, images, and text.
Gboard's latest beta update introduces an AI-powered Proofread feature that detects and corrects spelling and grammar errors on the keyboard, although the feature currently operates server-side, raising concerns over privacy.
AI tools from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are being integrated into productivity platforms like Microsoft Teams and Google Workspace, offering a wide range of AI-powered features for tasks such as text generation, image generation, and data analysis, although concerns remain regarding accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
Microsoft has introduced new features to its AI chatbot, Bing Chat, including more personalized answers, an improved shopping experience, and an Image Creator powered by OpenAI's DALL-E 3.
Microsoft is releasing a major update to Windows 11, featuring AI-powered enhancements to various apps such as Paint, Snipping Tool, and Photos, RGB lighting support for PC gaming, a modernized File Explorer, and the introduction of passkeys for signing in, among other features.
Artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities are being integrated into everyday devices such as smartphones, laptops, and desktops, with Google, Apple, and Microsoft leading the way by enhancing features like photo editing, audio editing, AI assistants, and data organization.
Microsoft is expanding its rollout of AI tools for corporate users, including an AI-powered copilot for writing emails and an intelligent writing assistant for suggested edits and improvements, with the tools being made available to more corporate clients starting on November 1.
Microsoft's major update for Windows 11 introduces AI-powered features like Copilot, which has limited functionality and is frustrating to use, but other apps like Snipping Tool, Paint, and Photos have received AI upgrades that offer useful features such as OCR support, background removal, and background blur.
