Adobe has just taken a big step towards the future of digital editing with the addition of the Firefly family of generative AI technologies in Photoshop. By incorporating AI capabilities directly into the software, Adobe allows creators to add AI-generated imagery to their photos without ever having to leave the program. This promises to revolutionize the photo editing experience and make it easier than ever for users to experiment and create.
Firefly in Photoshop has a lot to offer. It can fill a selected part of the image with whatever it thinks best, in response to a text prompt. For instance, you could ask it to add a double yellow line to the road in your landscape photo. Moreover, it can expand an image by adding new scenery based on what’s already in the frame or suggested with text.
The AI tools can also be quite powerful. During a live demo, Adobe showcased it being able to match tones, blend in AI-generated imagery seamlessly, understand perspective and geometry, as well as extrapolate the location of the sun. However, the training image range is limited, and users may sometimes run into problems.
For these reasons, Adobe is limiting prompts that may lead to malicious or deceptive images that could hurt people. It also discourages the reproduction of art with AI and supports the Content Authenticity Initiative’s content credentials technology.
Overall, Firefly’s introduction to Photoshop is revolutionary. It will make it far easier for users to experiment with generative AI, and the possibilities are endless. AI advancements over time will only make it better, and soon, AI photography will become commonplace.
