Microsoft’s Windows AI Lab is a new way to test experimental features

Microsoft has launched a new Windows AI Labs program to test experimental AI-powered features for its Windows operating system. The program is designed to provide early access to these features and gather customer feedback on their usability, interest, and market fit. The program has already been spotted in pre-release updates to Microsoft Paint, though it's not yet clear what specific AI features the company plans to test in the app. Microsoft has been adding Photoshop-like features to Paint, including transparency, layers, and .paint project files, and it's possible that the company may introduce AI tools similar to those found in Adobe Photoshop. Microsoft has also been incorporating AI-powered features into other Windows apps, such as free AI features for Notepad, image generation capabilities in Paint, and AI actions in File Explorer. The Windows AI Labs program is a way for the company to validate and refine these AI-powered features before rolling them out more broadly to Windows users.