Microsoft’s Windows Copilot Runtime, which allows developers to integrate AI capabilities into Windows, is being fitted with AI-backed APIs for image processing. It will also gain access to Phi 3.5 Silica, a custom-built generative AI model for Copilot+ PCs.
Announced at this week’s Microsoft Ignite conference, the new Windows Copilot Runtime imaging APIs will be powered by on-device models that enable developers and ISVs to integrate AI within Windows applications securely and quickly, Microsoft said. Most of the APIs will be available in January through the Windows App SDK 1.7 experimental 2 Experimental release.
Developers will be able to bring AI capabilities into Windows apps via these APIs: