A good way to showcase your generative AI prowess is to release a text-to-image generator – a formula that giants like Google and OpenAI utilised to make Gemini and ChatGPT go viral in the previous months. Microsoft, after relying on OpenAI’s models, is finally releasing its own AI model that does image generation. The name isn’t easy to spell out, though – MAI-Image-1. We hope it will catch on with Gen Z and Gen Alpha.

MAI-Image-1, which is part of a larger family of ‘MAI’ branded AI tools, has demonstrated its strength by ranking high on benchmarking tools. Microsoft’s presser confirms that its first generative AI model was among LMArena’s top 10 list, outperforming more established competitors. For professionals and students, that could be great news.

Unlike some rivals that priorit

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