Microsoft Paint now has a new toggle that lets you hide the toolbar automatically. You can also show the toolbar when you actually need it and let it remain hidden the rest of the time. It’s a nifty addition, and I can see a couple of use cases if you use Paint all the time. At the same time, Paint is also getting some new AI features.
There are a couple of use cases for hiding the toolbar automatically. The Paint’s toolbar has grown in size, especially after getting a “modern” UI revamp, and that means it takes up more space. With this new toggle, you can set Paint to automatically hide the toolbar, and there’s a toggle to show the toolbar if you want to change brush size or something.
Or it’s also a good feature if you want to focus specifically on the canvas for tight editing, zooming, or finishing touches. I can’t think of any other use cases, but it’s always nice to have options, especially when there are too many features in an app.
I wish Microsoft would also add a toggle that lets me turn off the growing Copilot features in Paint, but I doubt that will happen
Paint gets new AI features as part of “Labs.”
Microsoft has a “Windows AI Labs” program that lets you experiment with upcoming AI features, but it’s quite limited, and not everybody has access to it. For good or bad reasons, I do have access to Paint’s AI Labs on one of my PCs, and there’s a new feature called “Generative edit.”
“Generative Edit” option popped up a while ago, but it looks like Microsoft really improved the AI model after the recent update.
Copilot in Paint has always allowed you to generate images, but up until now, it was not possible to edit an image using a prompt. With Generative edit, Microsoft says Paint uses an AI model that makes changes to your input image based on your text description. It does not appear to be GPT-based and is most likely an in-house model by Microsoft
“If you find a creation to be unexpected or offensive, send us feedback,” Microsoft warns within the app, so there is a possibility the AI could go rough.
There is no guarantee that AI Labs features like “Generative Edit” will stay in Paint, as Microsoft previously tested “animations,” which allowed you to create short clips using your Paint edits, but the feature did not make the cut, as Microsoft has pulled it from MS Paint, even if you are signed up for Labs.
An anonymous reader shared this report from CNBC:
The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a new initiative dubbed the "U.S. Tech Force," comprising about 1,000 engineers and other specialists who will work on artificial intelligence infrastructure and other technology projects throughout the federal government.
Participants will commit to a two-year employment program working with teams that report directly to agency leaders in "collaboration with leading technology companies," according to an official government website. ["...and work closely with senior managers from companies partnering with the Tech Force."] Those "private sector partners" include Amazon Web Services, Apple, Google Public Sector, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, Oracle, Palantir, Salesforce and numerous others [including AMD, IBM, Coinbase, Robinhood, Uber, xAI, and Zoom], the website says.
The Tech Force shows the Trump administration increasing its focus on developing America's AI infrastructure as it competes with China for dominance in the rapidly growing industry... The engineering corps will be working on "high-impact technology initiatives including AI implementation, application development, data modernization, and digital service delivery across federal agencies," the site says.
"Answer the call," says the new web site at TechForce.gov.
"Upon completing the program, engineers can seek employment with the partnering private-sector companies for potential full-time roles — demonstrating the value of combining civil service with technical expertise." [And those private sector companies can also nominate employees to participate.] "Annual salaries are expected to be in the approximate range of $150,000 to $200,000."
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This week on The Download, Christina Warren covers the major acquisition of Bun by Anthropic and the move of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to the Linux Foundation. We also break down the critical React2Shell vulnerability affecting React server components as well as the arrival of GPT 5.2 in GitHub Copilot. Plus, we share the crew's favorite open source picks of 2025.
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2. Why AI guardrails don’t work
3. Why we haven’t seen major AI security incidents yet (but soon will)
4. Why AI browser agents are vulnerable to hidden attacks embedded in webpages
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