Adobe's Experimental New Features Promise a Future Where Nothing's Real

Adobe Max 2019 wrapped up yesterday, and over the past week the company (and host John Mulaney) revealed a bunch of new automated capabilities, it's currently developing for its various applications--both on desktop and mobile. These demos are always crowd-pleasers and tantalizing teases of how users might soon be able to further streamline their workflows. But in recent years these sneak peeks have also provided a look at how artificial intelligence promises to radically change all the digital tools we use, as more often than not, Adobe's latest and greatest leverage the company's Sensei deep learning platform to pull off their seemingly magical feats. Not to be mistaken with the classic children's toy where plastic pegs were stabbed into a glowing board, Adobe LightRight might be the holy grail for photographers who incessantly tweak and adjust every aspect of their photos in apps like Adobe Lightroom. Using Adobe Sensei, LightRight can be used to radically adjust the lighting in a photo after it was taken, and not just in regards to the overall exposure or brightness.