The hyped “Magic Eraser” / Magic Eraser for easily erasing unwanted (objects, objects, people) in the photo will not remain the prerogative of Google and Samsung smartphones – a similar AI tool called Generative Erase will become available to owners of Windows computers. Microsoft just announced Generative erase, a new AI feature that will bring the same capabilities to Photos, the standard Windows photo editor.

Features of the Generative erase tool in Windows

In the GIF below, there are visual examples demonstrating the capabilities of the function: in the first, a dog leash disappears with a light wave of the magic tool, and in the second, it quickly removes extra people from the frame.

Yes, these are primitive tricks against the background of the capabilities of leading generative models such as OpenAI Sora. Still, it’s actually a pretty useful photo editing tool, and now more people will be able to try it out without buying a new Pixel or Galaxy, which is definitely a plus. In addition, Microsoft is not only introducing this feature in Windows 11, but also ported all AI photo editing features to Windows 10, as well as Windows 11 for ARM64 devices. They, along with others, included the function of removing the background. So, leave Photoshop for more complex processing.

The new tools are already available to members of the Windows Insiders program – the update is already rolling out to all testers, including Windows 10 in the Release Preview channel. At the same time, Microsoft points out that the version of the Photos application must be 2024.11020.21001.0 or higher. Soon, the innovations should appear in current builds of Windows 10/11.

Microsoft does not specify whether AI-edited photos will have appropriate metadata or watermarks to distinguish them from unedited ones. On the other hand, there are already enough AI tools to easily remove these watermarks if desired.

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