Subj : Microsoft Edge looks to be getting more AI - this time it should To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Tue May 14 2024 15:45:05 Microsoft Edge looks to be getting more AI - this time it should help make the browser look better Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 14:40:44 +0000 Description: Microsoft is apparently planning an AI-powered theme generator that will let users create personalized browser themes. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Microsoft Edge , the pre-installed default browser for Windows devices, could be getting a new AI-powered capability that will enable you to create custom browser themes. This might be the next step in Edges AI evolution, with the browser already having Copilot , Microsofts AI assistant, integrated into its user interface. This development will affect Microsoft Edge in both Windows 10 and Windows 11 . As highlighted by Windows Latest , the revelation comes courtesy of a section in the Microsoft 365 roadmap titled Microsoft Edge: AI theme generator, which explains how the new feature will allow you to enter a text prompt and generate a series of images to preview as potential Edge themes. If you choose one of these images to apply, it will become the background in newly opened tab pages, and the dominant color in the image will be applied to the browsers frame. Currently, Edge only supports Windows 10s and Windows 11s default themes (dark or light) and other built-in themes. While there are more themes available for download in Microsofts Edge Add-Ons store (in the Themes section), the AI-generated theme feature will allow you to whip up a theme thats unique to your PC. (Image credit: Microsoft; Shutterstock) An AI image generation tool already exists within Edge in the form of Copilots image generator feature thats powered by OpenAI s DALL-E 3 tech. Microsofts classic Paint app has also got an AI tune-up , with its own image generator named Image Creator (formerly Cocreator). One catch with these, though, is that they produce images with a 1,024 x 1,024 resolution. With Edge, though, the resolution will be ramped up to cater for creating backgrounds that will be displayed sharply and clearly on 1080p (1,920 x 1,080) or higher resolution monitors. Edge could also get clutter-free printing Windows Latest further observes that Microsoft is also testing a clutter-free printing feature in Edge, with the reference ClutterFreePrinting found in a test build of the browser (from the Canary channel). This feature appears in the Edge interface as a Smart Print toggle, and when used it automatically removes ads from the page youre trying to print, leaving only the main contents of the page. Windows Latest gave this a go and didnt have much luck, trying the tool on a page with no adverts (from Wikipedia) and a page with ads (from its own site). The former resulted in the sites structure being jumbled, and the latter cut out all the images on the site, whether an ad or relevant to the article. Of course, the tool is still being tested and Microsoft is still working on it, so itll doubtless be improved by the time its included in a future Edge update. The AI theme generation feature is kind of neat, I suppose, but its not totally necessary and I dont know how much itll meaningfully improve the core Edge user experience. Still, it might be fun to try, and a way of adding more visual customization to your software. On the other hand, there are people out there who will likely feel its about capitalizing on AI hype by sticking this functionality in everywhere possible, whether theres a substantial benefit or not. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE... Microsoft could turbocharge Edge browsers autofill game by using AI to help fill out more complex forms Havent activated Windows 11? Then you might find yourself locked out of some Microsoft Edge browser settings Microsoft quietly improves Edge browser with a new internet tester and fixes ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/browsers/microsoft-edge-looks-to-be-gettin g-more-ai-this-time-it-should-help-make-the-browser-look-better --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .