Posted Mar 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM UTC

Microsoft launched a second-generation version of its AI image model.

According to Microsoft, MAI-Image-2 offers improvements like “enhanced photorealism” and more reliable text generation in images. It’s rolling out now in Copilot and the Bing Image Creator.

A series of images made by Microsoft’s MAI-Image-2 AI image model.

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