Adobe crams multiple AI tools into its experimental camera app

Editor's take

Adobe's experimental Project Indigo app is integrating several AI-powered features designed to enhance the mobile photography experience. These additions include tools for removing unwanted elements from images and providing real-time photographic suggestions.

This move by Adobe signifies a continued push to embed generative AI capabilities directly into consumer-facing creative tools, aiming to democratize advanced editing techniques. For everyday users, it could streamline the post-capture workflow, while for competitors like Google (with its Pixel camera AI) and Apple, it raises the bar for integrated, intelligent mobile imaging.

Future developments will likely focus on the sophistication of Indigo's feedback loop and the seamlessness of its distraction removal, particularly in complex scenes. Observing how these features perform in real-world, varied lighting conditions and how Adobe balances algorithmic assistance with user control will be key.