Microsoft’s new image AI just cracked top 3 on a major leaderboard

On Thursday, Microsoft unveiled a new AI model in a Microsoft AI blog post. It’s called MAI-Image-2 and it’s primarily built for the generation of images from text-based prompts—with a twist.
The Next Web

Microsoft’s MAI-Image-2 enters the top three AI image generators in the world

Microsoft's MAI-Image-2 debuts at #3 on Arena.ai's text-to-image leaderboard, behind Google and OpenAI and begins rolling out ...

Microsoft unveils MAI Image 2 with better photorealism and text generation: How to use it

Microsoft unveils MAI Image 2 with better photorealism and text generation. All you need to know about the new AI image model.
Decrypt

Microsoft Launches MAI-Image-2 Text-to-Image Model—And It's Better Than Expected

Microsoft's AI image generator offers impressive realism and text rendering, but strict content limits and 1:1-only output hold it back.
VentureBeat

Qwen-Image Edit gives Photoshop a run for its money with AI-powered text-to-image edits that work in seconds

Adobe Photoshop is among the most recognizable pieces of software ever created, used by more than 90% of the world's creative professionals, according to Photutorial. Built on the 20-billion-parameter ...
Forbes

The Surprising Idea That Generative AI Might Be Better Off Using Visual Images Of Text Rather Than Pure Text As Tokens

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. For anyone versed in the technical underpinnings of LLMs, this ...
MIT Technology Review

DeepSeek may have found a new way to improve AI’s ability to remember

Instead of using text tokens, the Chinese AI company is packing information into images. An AI model released by the Chinese AI company DeepSeek uses new techniques that could significantly improve AI ...