By Google and Samsung aren’t the only ones baking magical AI selective photo erasers into their devices — they’re about to become table stakes for Windows PCs too. Microsoft has just announced Generative erase, a feature that lets you do similar things in the Photos app that comes bundled with Windows.
Above and below, you can see how Microsoft disappears a dog’s leash and some unintentional photobombers using the power of generative AI:
GIF: MicrosoftSelectively removing people from the background of a photo.
While that may not be quite as nifty a party trick as other AI fakery you’ve seen, you won’t need to buy a new Pixel or Galaxy to integrate this into your life, either. Microsoft says it’s not only…