Adobe has new AI updates for its creative cloud subscribers — whether they like AI or not.
Adobe announced last week that PhotoshopPremiere Pro and other popular programs would receive AI improvements. or Friday's report from The Verge indicates that Adobe does not plan to offer non-AI alternative versions of the products to artists who object to the technology.
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“Our goal is to make our customers successful, and we think that in order for them to be successful, they need to embrace technology,” Adobe's vice president of generative AI, Alexandru Costin, told the publication.
Adobe's pro-AI stance is at odds with some of its user base, who were outraged earlier this year when Adobe has changed the terms of use.
The term language left the door open for Adobe to train its AI on user images.
Adobe has since it updated its terms of service to clarify that it won't use local or cloud content to train generative AI, but anti-AI sentiment remains strong among creators.
In June, an anti-AI app called Cara gained over half a million users in a week for its focus on man-made art. The app, which looks similar to Instagram, prevents users from posting AI-generated images. It also automatically protects art against AI training by adding a “NoAI” tag to all images users upload.
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What are Adobe's new AI features?
One of Adobe's AI additions to Photoshop is a gesture called generative filling. Users can select a portion of an image, type what they want to see, and generate content to overlay what they have. For example, they can add a raindrop to a leaf.
Adobe also introduced AI video tools for its Premiere video editing program so that users can videos last with generative scope and add, replace or remove objects in motion.
3. Generative filling
→ Add and remove content from your image
→ Create variations of your favorite scores
→ Refer images to guide resultspic.twitter.com/hN20bFhbUm— Alex Banks (@thealexbanks) October 18, 2024
Photoshop and Premiere Pro are part of Adobe's Creative Cloud, a subscription service with it over 33 million members.
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