Part 7/12:
Microsoft’s MAI Image 1: A new, realistic image model capable of generating human figures, animals, and complex compositions. Accessible in LM Arena, users can craft images from text with impressive accuracy—like a three-headed dragon in cowboy boots or high-five scenes with trademark characters. Interestingly, Microsoft, a 49% owner of OpenAI, is now directly competing with OpenAI’s image models like DALL·E.
Nano Banana: The viral image editing tool that allows Photoshop-like edits via text prompts has been integrated across Google’s platforms—Notebook LM, Google Photos, and more—demonstrating its disruptive potential to traditional image editing.