Microsoft has unveiled a series of notable upgrades to its Copilot AI assistant, incorporating OpenAI’s advanced GPT-4o model to enhance image generation capabilities. This innovative update allows users to craft intricate visuals directly within Microsoft 365 applications, such as Word, Excel, and Outlook, simply by articulating their desired image.
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What is Copilot?
Microsoft Copilot serves as an AI-driven assistant embedded within Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. By harnessing the power of large language models like GPT-4o, Copilot can draft documents, analyze data, create presentations, and manage emails and meetings. With the latest update, it now also possesses the capability to generate images from text descriptions.
What can I do with Copilot’s AI image generation?
The integration of OpenAI’s cutting-edge GPT-4o model empowers Copilot to produce high-quality, photorealistic images based on textual prompts, significantly broadening the scope of visual content creation for users. This feature enables the creation of custom graphics, illustrations, and designs without the reliance on external design software. Additionally, users can modify existing images, apply stylistic changes, and generate readable text within visuals.
Microsoft initially began rolling out these GPT-4o image generation capabilities to enterprise users through Microsoft 365 Copilot last month. Now, these features are becoming available to the general public via the consumer version of Microsoft Copilot.
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This strategic enhancement positions Microsoft Copilot ahead of its other creative tools, such as Microsoft Designer and Image Creator, which continue to utilize older DALL-E models from OpenAI. In contrast, GPT-4o stands at the forefront of AI-generated imagery, offering quicker response times and more polished outputs. With these advancements, Microsoft aims to establish Copilot as a robust AI assistant capable of competing with industry giants like OpenAI and Google Gemini.
