Microsoft has introduced MAI-Image-1, its first internally developed text‑to‑image model, now integrated into Bing Image Creator and Copilot Audio Expressions. Announced in October, the model is praised for fast, photorealistic output, especially in food, nature and artistic lighting scenes. It will also supply visual art for AI‑generated audio stories in Copilot’s story mode. The rollout follows earlier releases of MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview, signaling Microsoft’s broader push to build its own AI stack while still offering OpenAI and Anthropic models for other services. Read more →

Microsoft has introduced MAI-Image-1, its latest text‑to‑image AI model that creates photorealistic images from user prompts. Though not yet released commercially, the model is available for testing on the community platform LMArena, where it currently ranks among the top ten AI image generators. Microsoft says the tool is engineered to avoid repetitive or generic outputs and to deliver fast, high‑quality results, with particular strength in realistic lighting and landscape rendering. The company plans to integrate MAI-Image-1 into its broader Copilot and Bing Image Creator services after further development. Read more →

Microsoft announced the debut of MAI-Image-1, its first internally developed AI model for generating images. The new system, which emphasizes photorealistic output and natural lighting, is currently being tested on LMArena and is slated for integration with Copilot and Bing Image Creator. This rollout continues Microsoft’s strategy of expanding its own AI portfolio, which already includes MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview, and signals a reduced reliance on its longstanding partnership with OpenAI. Read more →