Microsoft's recent decision to withdraw its latest upgrade to its AI-powered Bing image generator comes after a large number of users expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the new version. After Microsoft upgraded the Bing image generator to the new version of the DALL-E3 model on December 18, users found that the tool's effect was significantly worse than before. Users are generally disappointed in the precise reflection of details and prompts.
On social media and related forums, many users have publicly expressed their dissatisfaction. Jordi Ribas, head of Microsoft's search division, acknowledged on Twitter that the company was able to reproduce some of the problems reported by users and announced that it would temporarily restore to the old version of the DALL-E model. While the process may take several weeks to complete, the company hopes to improve the user experience with the move.
After the upgrade, the images generated by the Bing image generator have caused dissatisfaction among users in terms of details and quality. The user posted on OpenAI's community forum and showed a set of comparison pictures, pointing out that the image quality on the left is perfect, while the right is too bright, affecting the overall effect. In addition, some users reflected that Bing's performance in dealing with the anime character clothing materials was not satisfactory, showing the shortcomings of the new model in specific fields.
These problems not only reflect technical shortcomings, but also make Microsoft face rigorous scrutiny from users. Today's AI-generated artwork is no longer just a technical display, but also a sustenance for users' emotions. Microsoft may need to learn from the experiences of artists involved in training models to better manage users’ expectations.
Microsoft decided to roll back the new version of Bing Image Generator due to user complaints, aiming to improve the user experience. The upgraded image generation effect is not as expected, and the user's reported details and quality have dropped significantly. Jordi Ribas said it would return to the old version of the DALL-E model, and the adjustment is expected to take several weeks to complete.