Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for its Windows 11 operating system on Wednesday. Currently available for preview, the tech giant has added an AI-powered rewrite feature to Notepad. With this capability, the note-taking app can edit text and present three versions of modified content based on the user’s preferences. Currently, it is only available to Windows Insiders residing in select regions. Furthermore, even those who have access to the feature have a limited number of credits to test it.
Microsoft is testing an AI-powered notebook
In Windows Insiders Blog postMicrosoft has detailed the new capability in the Notepad app. Notepad was originally added to Windows in 1983 as a text editor, providing a quick space to write and edit text. Over the years, the tech giant has changed its appearance and functionality little.
However, this is about to change with the new AI Rewrite feature. With this, qualified users can enhance their text by rephrasing sentences, adjusting the tone, or adjusting the length of the content. Users also have the option to have the AI change only part of the text instead of the entire part. The company stated that it is using a GPT AI model for this feature, without specifying the specific Large Language Model (LLM).
Artificial intelligence rewriting feature in Notepad
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To use this feature, users will need to select the text they want to change. Then, when they right-click on the selected text, they will see the new “Retype” option. It can also be activated using the shortcut Ctrl + I. Once the AI toolbar is opened, users can choose from the rewrite options mentioned above.
It is worth noting that Windows Insider users residing in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, and Germany will receive 50 points for testing this feature. However, Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers, as well as Copilot Pro subscribers in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, can use AI credits to access this feature. They earn a total of 60 credit hours per month.
Microsoft highlights that the feature comes with pre-built content filtering and automatically removes text that could be harmful, offensive, or inappropriate. Moreover, it uses cloud-based Rewrite Azure to process and generate text. The technology giant stated that the online service does not store text or generate content after processing it.
