Couldn't disagree more. Notepad is a place to dump snippets of unformatted text, for a temporary duration unless I explicity save the file. I already didn't like that they added the tabs feature and autosave recently.

If I want to do writing I'll use one of the 6 tools on my PC more suited to that task.

As a counterpoint, I'm on macOS where their latest AI writing tools are now implemented system wide. I also use TextEdit (approximately equivalent to Windows Notepad) and the Stickies app for similar text dumping ground behavior and yet, having the AI writing tools available on those two apps is incredibly useful. I often don't use it at all, but there are things I want to run through it and not having to move the text yet again to another app is nice.

It's _also_ useful in my apps dedicated to writing and even the text areas of browsers. I think it's all about implementation though, Apple's writing tools are quietly buried in the context menu for most text inputs. Microsoft has a tendency to be pushy and in your face about their latest AI offerings like shoving it into the Start Menu, or making it a prominent and visible element of their UI (Copilot in VSCode, even when you're not a subscriber) and the Verge's screenshot isn't enough for me to judge this by.

The program that's roughly equivalent to TextEdit is WordPad, and Microsoft is in the middle of removing it.

WordPad would be a much better place to shove in a complex feature like AI.

Apple’s AI is way less intrusive.

So many people aren't even aware that other tools exist, can't install them for corporate policy reasons etc.

In these cases, the best tool is the one you've already got.

Last I saw, notepad didn't even have a spell checker. LLM integration seems very out of place in such an otherwise minimal editor.

It recently gained a spellcheck (4 months ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40907284

I love it, very unobtrusive

An LLM can technically fix spelling

ChatGPT still thinks Mississippi has an R in it sometimes.

It depends how you look at it. /s

that used to be so hard to spell, it used to make me cry, but since I’ve studied spelling it’s just like pumpkin pie

Word is the perfect place for it? Or OneNote. This would be like if Apple added AI rewrite to TextEdit instead of Apple Notes. Notepad's only job is to open text files as fast as possible.

Apple's AI Writing Tools is available in TextEdit.

TBH I had to check that TextEdit still existed. I guess that makes sense since Apple does everything as an API.

One note is a shitshow. The idea is good, the implementation is a disaster.

OneNote has some predictive text gubbins now.

> Hang on - notepad is the perfect place for a "rewrite my text" feature. And clearly its a useful too in a writing app that users would like.

I use notepad to write quick notes or to strip formating from text.

(and i hate with a passion when a program tries to be "smart" - hello clippy)

> And clearly its a useful too in a writing app that users would like

I don't believe it's useful. I don't think Notepad is a "writing app." And I'm fairly certain not a single user in the history of ever has asked for this.

No Notepad is a perfect example of this. It doesn't need any sort of "AI" BS.