Adobe today unveiled new AI assistants for Photoshop and Express that can assist users in creating and editing images.
To obtain on-screen context, the majority of businesses prefer to include AI helpers in a sidebar of their products. However, Adobe has developed a new mode for Express that enables you to generate new graphics and designs using text prompts. In the present version of Express, you can use the editing tools and controls by switching to the assistant mode and then back to the AI prompts.
The sidebar is home to the recently released Photoshop helper, which is currently undergoing closed beta testing. According to Adobe, the assistant can recognize various layers and assist you with automatically choosing items and making masks. According to Adobe, users can request that the assistant perform repetitive tasks like changing colors or deleting backgrounds.
Alexandru Costin, VP of generative AI at Adobe, told TechCrunch that the business chose to develop an alternative mode for its AI assistant in Express in order to cater to the app’s professional and student users. He clarified that the company’s goal is to determine whether customers can accomplish their goals without resorting to the traditional interface.
“We think this approach of switching between two modes, where you get the best of both worlds, is gonna make the technology both accessible and controllable,” Costin said.
According to the firm, it is also testing a new kind of assistant called “Project Moonlight,” which can connect to a creator’s social media accounts to gain a deeper understanding of their style and work in tandem with various assistants from other Adobe products. According to Adobe, the product is currently in private beta and is still in its very early stages of development.
According to the company, it is also looking into integrating Adobe Express with ChatGPT through OpenAI’s app integrations API, which would enable users to develop designs within ChatGPT.
Additionally, Adobe revealed a new suite of AI capabilities for its Creative Cloud applications. Users of Photoshop can now select third-party models for the generative fill function, which can enlarge photos or eliminate objects, such as Black Forest Labs’ FLUX.1 Kontext and Google’s Gemini 2.5 flash. In order to make it easier for users to recognize and pick things or people to add effects or change colors, the business is now incorporating an AI-powered object mask into Premiere Pro, its video editing tool.