[Software] Windows 11 is getting these two nifty AI upgrades for Copilot+ PCs – and one change that might really annoy people

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• Windows 11 has a new preview out in the Beta channel
• It improves voice dictation using AI, and brings support for Windows Studio Effects to more webcams
• On the downside, File Explorer's Home panel is getting an addition some might regard as clutter

 

Windows 11 has a new preview build which refines voice dictation in the operating system and allows for AI-based webcam tricks to be used outside of your device's main camera – but these changes are for Copilot+ PCs only.

 

Windows 11's new preview release in the Beta channel (build 26120.5790) deploys these changes and some other minor tweaks as detailed in a Microsoft blog post.

 

The new ability for Voice Access is called 'fluid dictation' and Microsoft claims it makes voice dictation in Windows 11 both "smoother and smarter".

 

That includes correcting any grammatical or punctuation errors automatically, and so-called filler words are also removed (such as 'you know' or 'like' and the typical extra words that you might insert inadvertently while pausing for thought when dictating text).