连可怜的记事本都没躲过微软的 AI 魔爪
AI 记事本
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> 深度用户挖掘到实验性 “Cowriter” 功能的证据。
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从一个 Windows Insider 用户发布的截图来看，Windows 记事本将成为微软人工智能关注的下一个对象。


虽然在当前的任何 Windows Insider 版本中都无法直接使用该功能，但精明的用户总能找到方法深入系统，将那些未经公开预览的实验性功能展现出来。


X 用户 @PhantomOfEarth 揭示的 [这些变化](https://twitter.com/PhantomOfEarth/status/1744821347480412388)，看起来像是正在进行中的工程项目。可以看到一个名为 “Cowriter” 的弹出菜单，其中包含了一些对文本格式和内容进行调整的选项。


这些选项如何融入记事本的原始设计值得商榷，它们看起来似乎更适合写字板这样的应用。然而，微软已经在 [摒弃写字板](https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/05/wordpad_off_windows_11/)，所以只能加给记事本了。


近年来，微软一直在努力~~破坏~~更新记事本，在微软工程师的调整下发生了多次改动 —— 尽管这款文本编辑器在过去的几十年间一直被冷落。


在 Windows 10 的时代，这款编辑器被放到了微软应用商店。在引入 [深色模式](https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/08/notepad_windows_11_update/) 之后，它的界面也得到了更新，并且在 2023 年推出了 [标签支持](https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/23/microsoft_developer_windows_build/)。


在编辑器中添加 AI 功能似乎有些有点过分。微软也似乎在规划采用 [Paint Cocreator 模型](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-paint-cocreator-to-generate-ai-art-107a2b3a-62ea-41f5-a638-7bc6e6ea718f) 进行实现，即用户在注册时会得到一些积分（需要一个微软帐户），要使用该功能需要加入等待名单。


@PhantomOfEarth [评价](https://twitter.com/PhantomOfEarth/status/1744984715814121477)：“我觉得这有些过了。记事本除了 AI，本可有更多其他可添加的元素，但唉，大家都喜爱跟风炒作嘛。”


我们也认为记事本已经添加了太多功能，尤其是它本来是作为一个极简的文本编辑器出现的。


关于微软计划在记事本中应用 AI 的方案，我们向微软询问了相关问题并会在得到回应后更新信息。这可能预示着未来微软会在所有可能的地方将 Windows 的功能与 AI 结合。


如截图所示，记事本中的 AI 看起来并无太大实用性，我们相信资深的读者们一定能想到更适合该编辑器的功能。


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via: <https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/11/microsoft_notepad_ai/>


作者：[Richard Speed](https://www.theregister.com/Author/Richard-Speed) 译者：[ChatGPT](https://linux.cn/lctt/ChatGPT) 校对：[wxy](https://github.com/wxy)


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# Not even poor Notepad is safe from Microsoft's AI obsession

## Power user excavates evidence of experimental 'Cowriter' feature

Windows Notepad is set to be the next recipient of Microsoft's AI attentions judging by screenshots posted by a Windows Insider user.

The feature is not immediately accessible in any current Windows Insider build, however, enterprising users have ways and means to delve into the operating system and haul out experiments that are not yet ready to see the light of day.

X user @PhantomOfEarth [uncovered the changes](https://twitter.com/PhantomOfEarth/status/1744821347480412388), which appear to be a work in progress at this time. A pop-up menu titled "Cowriter" is visible, with options to tweak the format and content of the text.

How these options would fit into the original design of Notepad is debatable since they would seem more at home in something like WordPad, but Microsoft is already in the process of [excising that application from Windows](https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/05/wordpad_off_windows_11/), so Notepad it is.

Microsoft has been hard at work ruining updating Notepad in recent years. After decades of being left alone, the text editor has had multiple tweaks by Microsoft engineers.

During the Windows 10 era, the editor was added to the Microsoft Store. Its GUI was updated with the [introduction of Dark Mode](https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/08/notepad_windows_11_update/), and [tab support turned up in 2023](https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/23/microsoft_developer_windows_build/).

[It's a preview party at Microsoft, but do you really want an invite?](https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/11/microsoft_preview_habit/)[New year, new updates for security holes in Windows, Adobe, Android and more](https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/09/january_patch_tuesday/)[What if Microsoft had given us Windows XP 2024?](https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/windows_xp_reimagined/)[Windows keyboards to get a Copilot key – but how quickly will users jump?](https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/windows_keyboards_copilot/)

Adding AI smarts to the editor seems excessive. Microsoft also appears to be [adopting the Paint Cocreator model](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-paint-cocreator-to-generate-ai-art-107a2b3a-62ea-41f5-a638-7bc6e6ea718f) for the implementation, where users are given a certain number of credits when signing up – a Microsoft account is needed – and a waitlist will be used for the feature.

@PhantomOfEarth [commented](https://twitter.com/PhantomOfEarth/status/1744984715814121477): "I feel like this is a bit much. Something else could have been added to Notepad instead of AI but hey gotta ride the hype train."

We'd argue that Notepad has already had more than enough added, particularly considering its roots as a simple text editor.

We asked Microsoft about its plans for AI in Notepad and will update should they respond. There is every chance this is a sign of things to come as the company adds AI functionality everywhere it can on Windows.

AI in Notepad, as shown in the screenshots, does not seem to make much sense – we're sure the wise *Register* readership could think of something more appropriate for the editor. ®

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