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In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you” (arstechnica.com)

submitted 13 hours ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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I first ran into the Copilot integration in Notepad a couple of days ago and immediately turned it right the fuck off.

In November, Microsoft began testing an update that allowed users to rewrite or summarize text in Notepad using generative AI. Another preview update today takes it one step further, allowing you to write AI-generated text from scratch with basic instructions (the feature is called Write, to differentiate it from the earlier Rewrite).

Like Rewrite and Summarize, Write requires users to be signed into a Microsoft Account, because using it requires you to use your monthly allotment of Microsoft's AI credits. Per this support page, users without a paid Microsoft 365 subscription get 15 credits per month. Subscribers with Personal and Family subscriptions get 60 credits per month instead.

Microsoft notes that all AI features in Notepad can be disabled in the app's settings, and obviously, they won't be available if you use a local account instead of a Microsoft Account.

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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

It supports AI integration too.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I think there is a pretty big difference between an optional plugin and it being built in by default.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

They're both optional. You can turn it off in Notepad.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 3 points 4 hours ago

There is a difference between opting out of a default feature and having the option to install a plugin.

I can go replace the horn in a car with an air raid siren, but that’s very different than every car coming with an air raid siren you have to turn off.