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Microsoft Paint is getting Photoshop-like generative AI fill and erase features

A screenshot of Microsoft Paint’s new Generative Erase brush removeing an object from a picture of an iguana.
Generative Erase is like Google Pixel’s Magic Eraser feature but for your desktop PC. | Image: Microsoft

Microsoft is bringing some new AI-powered Paint and Photos features to Copilot Plus PCs that could make creatives less reliant on more powerful image editing software. Generative Fill and Generative Erase — which appear to be heavily inspired by similar AI tools in Adobe Photoshop — are being introduced to Paint, allowing users to precisely add or remove objects in their images.

Both tools utilize a size-adjustable brush to “paint” over specific areas of an image to edit. Generative Erase will remove unwanted figures, objects like background clutter, and other distractions, similar to the Magic Eraser feature on Google’s Pixel phones. Generative Fill allows Paint users to add new AI-generated assets to an image using a text description…

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