Adobe Photoshop's latest beta makes AI-generated images from simple text prompts

Nearly a year after adding generative AI-powered editing capabilities to Photoshop, Adobe is souping up its flagship product with even more AI. On Tuesday, the company announced that Photoshop is getting the ability to generate images with simple text prompts directly within the app. There are also new features to let the AI draw inspiration from reference images to create new ones and generate backgrounds more easily. The tools will make using Photoshop easier for both professionals as well as casual enthusiasts who may have found the app's learning curve to be steep, Adobe thinks. "A big, blank canvas can sometimes be the biggest barrier," Erin Boyce, Photoshop's senior marketing director, told Engadget in an interview. "This really speeds up time to creation.