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Microsoft brings new design-focused features to Copilot | TechCrunch

Feb 07, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Microsoft's AI-powered chatbot family, Copilot, is set to receive several upgrades, as announced in a blog post by Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer. The updates include an improved AI model, Deucalion, a more streamlined look, and new editing capabilities for the Designer tool in Copilot, which uses GenAI models to turn prompts into images. The updated Copilot experience is available for all English-speaking users in the U.S., U.K., Australia, India, and New Zealand, and Copilot Pro subscribers can now edit images in-line in the flow of a chat.

However, the company faced criticism when the Designer tool was used to create inappropriate deepfakes of celebrities, prompting Microsoft to make it impossible to generate celebrity images. Despite these advancements, Mehdi did not address the performance issues with Copilot Pro, a common complaint among early subscribers. The problem is speculated to be due to insufficient server capacity, but without official comment, the cause remains uncertain.

Key takeaways:

  • Microsoft's AI-powered chatbot, Copilot, is getting new upgrades, including an improved AI model, Deucalion, and a more streamlined look and feel.
  • The Copilot experience now allows users to edit images in-line in the flow of a chat, such as colorizing an object or changing the image style.
  • Subscribers to Copilot Pro, Microsoft’s premium Copilot plan, can resize and regenerate images between portrait and landscape.
  • Despite these advancements, Microsoft has not addressed the performance issues with Copilot Pro, with users reporting long generation times and other bugs.
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