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Adobe's integration of generative AI into its experimental camera app marks a shift from purely optical enhancement to prompt-driven editing within mobile photography workflows. This update demonstrates how GenAI tools are moving beyond desktop suites like Photoshop Lightroom Mobile to become native, opt-in features that alter image composition and style directly on the device or via cloud processing. The experiment highlights industry interest in balancing advanced generative capabilities with user control through easy opt-out mechanisms before potential monetization.
Adobe’s ‘natural look’ camera app embraces generative AI

Welcome to the “what is a photo” debate, Adobe. | Image: Adobe Adobe's experimental camera app has taken an unexpected turn. After Project Indigo was launched last year to provide a "more natural (SLR-like) look" for iPhone photography, the Indigo camera app is now being updated with a suite of generative AI tools. And the change doesn't rely upon Adobe's own Firefly AI models. Adobe describes the new "AI Playground" tooling suite as an experiment and says there's a button that allows users to opt out and continue using the app as before. Free access to the suite with no sign-on requirement is being tested with a small percentage of Indigo users over the next few weeks. "Our goal is to learn how people … Read the full story at The Verge.
Adobe’s experimental camera app has taken an unexpected turn. After Project Indigo was launched last year to provide a “more natural (SLR-like) look” for iPhone photography, the Indigo camera app is now being updated with a suite of generative AI tools. And the change doesn’t rely upon Adobe’s own Firefly AI models. Adobe describes the new “AI Playground” tooling suite as an…
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