Breaking news: Adobe’s AI can now play puppet-master with your Voice-Over Emotions!

“Exclusive: Adobe’s Corrective AI Can Change the Emotions of a Voice-Over”

“For decades, Adobe’s Photoshop has been the industry standard for editing photos. It’s also a verb. But increasingly people are turning to platforms that rely on artificial intelligence not just to apply a quick filter, but to puppeteer their faces in real time,” wrote Wired’s Lauren Goode.

Regrettably, or fortunately (depending on which side of bed you woke up), the era of combing through multiple Photoshop layers to salvage that one perfect snap is heading towards its sunset. Boldly leading this AI revolution are platforms that prefer to do the heavy lifting themselves, without an iota of assistance from the user. Ah, the unparalleled joy of hands-off photoshop – completely 2020’s vibe!

Far from sounding the death toll, Adobe seems to have had an “if you can’t beat them, join them” moment. Cue, the annual Adobe Max conference (virtual this time because the world can’t have nice things anymore). For the uninitiated, it’s a visual smorgasbord where Adobe lays out its cards, showcasing their latest innovations, in a movie trailer-like fashion.

This year, Sneaks was the cynosure of all tech-glazed eyes, pushing Adobe’s AI proposition to the forefront. The origin story? Mark Randall, Adobe’s Chief Strategist, saw inspiration in unusual pairings like ham & pineapple on pizza (we’re not judging) to engineer an event that marries developers and customers like never before. With Sneaks, punters can see and vote on features yet to be approved or fully developed.

Remember the melodrama around the FaceApp challenge last year? The novel yet slightly creepy feature that aged or rejuvenated your face with the prowess of AI? Well, Adobe is entering the game with ‘About Face,’ an AI system that could potentially verify if a face has been photoshopped. Basically, an AI version of that skeptical friend who never believes your Instagram photos are #NoFilter.

Just when you thought AI couldn’t elevate your digital existence further, dear readers, enter ‘Project Scantastic.’ This magnanimous tool can convert a 2D photo of an object into a 3D model. Now, one can’t help but ponder the endless possibilities that opens up. Cue infinite hours of spinning that 3D model of your muffin around, just because you can.

To sum up the unsaid, Adobe is flirting (quite intensively, might we add) with AI, stewarding an age where technology does the work while humans sit back and appreciate. However, fret not, oh Photoshop purists, Adobe may be branching out, but it hasn’t forgotten its roots in manual image manipulation. After all, why drive stick when you can go automatic, but sometimes, a manual gear shift is just what’s needed.

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/adobe-max-sneaks-2025-corrective-ai/