Microsoft promised its new Bing Image Creator model would deliver better quality. Now, it's rolling back the model after complaints.

Microsoft reverts to an older AI model after failing to deliver higher quality AI-generated images more quickly via Bing Image Creator.

Microsoft is rolling back a model upgrade to its AI-powered Bing Image Creator, reports TechCrunch. The rollback came after weeks of complaints by users that the tool just didn’t work as well after Microsoft “upgraded” to a new version of the DALL-E 3 model on December 18th.

Bing Image Creator with DALL-E 3 PR16 has been producing unrealistic looking humans. It also got worse at mimicking artistic styles.

Microsoft reverts Bing Image Creator to PR13 after user feedback highlighted reduced realism in generated images.

Microsoft has decided to roll back an update to its AI-powered Bing Image Creator following user complaints about the quality of its output. The company introduced an upgraded version of the DALL-E 3 model on December 18th, but many users reported that the tool's performance had declined after the update.

The new model aimed to improve user experience by doubling the speed and enhancing the quality of image creation. However, after a wave of user complaints about degraded quality on X and Reddit, Microsoft has decided to revert to last version until further improvements can be made.

The prominent backer of OpenAI is now rolling back the latest DALL-E 3 PR16 model update on Bing Image Creator.

Microsoft’s Jordi Ribas acknowledged the problem in a post on X, explaining that the company had identified some of the reported issues and was working to fix them.

Microsoft recently faced criticism over the release of PR16, the latest version of OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 model, designed to enhance the Bing Image Creator. Released over a week ago, PR16 promised users faster and higher-quality image generation.