Microsoft had to reverse a recent update to its Bing image generation model after users complain that their AI creations look worse than before.

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Microsoft nixes its Dall-E upgrade after image quality complaints

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Ahead of the holidays, Microsoft said it was upgrading the AI model behind Bing Image Creator, the AI-powered image editing tool built into the company’s Bing search engine. Microsoft promised that the new model — the latest version of OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 model, code-named “PR16” — would allow users to create images “twice as fast as before” with “higher quality.” But it didn’t deliver. Complaints quickly flooded X and Reddit. “The DALL-E we used …

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Microsoft rolls back its Bing Image Creator model after users complain of degraded quality

Illustration by Haein Jeong / The Verge  Microsoft is rolling back a model upgrade to its AI-powered Bing Image Creator, reports TechCrunch. The rollback came after weeks of complaints by users that the tool just didn’t work as well after Microsoft “upgraded” to a new version of the DALL-E 3 model on December 18th. Microsoft declined to comment on its decision to roll things back or offer specifics on what may be causing the gap between user’s e…

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Microsoft temporarily rolled back its Bing Image Creator upgrade from OpenAI's DALL-E 3 PR16 to the previous PR13 version after users reported degraded image quality, including cartoonish and "lifeless" results. TechCrunch reports:  Ahead of the holidays, Microsoft said it was upgrading the AI model...

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Microsoft Rolls Back Its Bing Image Creator Model After Users Complain of Degraded Quality

Microsoft's upgrade of Bing Image Creator's to DALL-E 3 backfired spectacularly. While it promised to be faster and higher quality, the new model was met with a wave of user complaints. Read more...

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Microsoft rolls back Bing Image Creator's Dall-E 3 upgrade after user backlash

Microsoft rolled back a major DALL-E 3 update for Bing Image Creator after receiving overwhelming backlash from users citing a degraded experience with slow generation speeds and low-quality images.

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Microsoft backtracks DALL-E 3 AI's 'PR16' upgrade after backlash as Grok gets an Unhinged Mode: "Bing has become useless"

Microsoft recently faced criticism over the release of PR16, the latest version of OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 model, designed to enhance the Bing Image Creator. Released over a week ago, PR16 promised users faster and higher-quality image generation. However, users have reported dissatisfaction with the new model, describing the images as less realistic and “lifeless.” In response to the backlash, Microsoft announced it would roll back to the previous mo…

Microsoft nixes its Dall-E upgrade after image quality complaints

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