Photoshop is getting some new collaboration tools and AI capabilities to help remove some of the more tedious parts of image editing. Announced at Adobe Max 2022, these new features include improvements to automated object selections, content-aware fills, file-sharing collaboration, and content crediting to ensure proper attribution of work. The new features are shipping in updated versions of Photoshop for desktop, iPad, and web (beta) rolling out today.
Adobe Photoshop is getting new AI-powered features
First up, improvements to the Adobe Sensei AI mean that higher-quality object selections can be made in the desktop Photoshop app. The Object Selection tool was originally introduced back in 2020, allowing users to quickly select an object with a single click, negating the need to create their own layer masks.
These automated object selections can now recognize more complex objects — like the sky, plants, water, sidewalks, buildings, and human and animal subjects — that may not necessarily have a notable edge. Even details such as fine wisps of hair can be detected and automatically selected using the tool.
The Photoshop desktop app is also getting a one-click delete and fill tool that can remove and then replace objects with Content Aware as a single action, saving creators time when making quick edits and making the overall experience more accessible to those new to the software .