HP has a groundbreaking announcement. No, it’s not making it easier to use cheaper, third-party ink, nor does it have a solution for frequent paper jams and irritating software issues. It’s bringing AI to printers.
The new HP Print AI experience is rolling out today in an “exclusive” beta and comes with a Perfect Output feature that’s supposed to clean up printouts of webpages. HP says it will automatically detect unwanted content like ads or weird formatting, allowing it to print just the “desired text and images.”
HP’s old webpage printing interface compared to HP Print AI.Image: HP
It’s also supposed to optimize printouts of spreadsheets by keeping charts and tables on a single page, instead of splitting them up. But that’s not all — HP says you can use “conversational prompts” with Print AI to turn photos into greeting cards by adding custom styles and fonts. According to HP, it can automatically upscale images and remove unwanted objects as well.
HP says it plans to launch new Print AI features throughout 2025. There’s still no word on which printers it’s available for, or if you’ll need to install software separate from the HP Smart printing software to get it.
Either way, if there’s some kind of chat interface in this thing, at least I’ll be able to route my anger toward something that might be able to give me an answer — instead of just yelling at my DeskJet when it decides not to print something for the fourth time that day.
Original author: Emma Roth