Adobe has introduced new AI assistants in Express and Photoshop. Express has a dedicated mode for creating images and designs with text prompts, and Photoshop has a side assistant that «understands» layers, selects objects, and automatically creates masks.
Adobe has introduced new AI assistants in Express and Photoshop. Express has a dedicated mode for creating images and designs with text prompts, and Photoshop has a side assistant that «understands» layers, selects objects, and automatically creates masks.
As TechCrunchreports, Adobe is launching the Assistant in Express as a mode switch: the user creates a layout on the fly, and a second later returns to the usual editing tools in the same program. In Photoshop, the Assistant works from a side panel and helps with routine tasks: cutting out the background, changing colors, building precise selections and masks.
The company explains the idea simply: the two modes give you «both speed and control.» For students and content creators, it’s a way to quickly get your first result from the promt, and then bring your work to the desired standard with precision tools. Photoshop Assistant is currently in closed beta; Express mode is more widely available.
In parallel, Adobe is experimenting with «Project Moonlight.» This is a hub that will coordinate different assistants across apps and connect an author’s creative accounts to better learn from their style. The company is also testing connecting Adobe Express with ChatGPT via the OpenAI App Integrations API, so that mockups can be assembled directly in chat.
Another innovation is the choice of models for Generative Fill in Photoshop: in addition to its own, Google Gemini 2.5 Flash and FLUX.1 Kontext from Black Forest Labs are supported. Premiere Pro has a «smart» object mask in the video: the editor quickly marks a person or object, and then applies effects or color correction without frame-by-frame manual work.
Adobe has been building out «generative» capabilities in Creative Cloud for several years, competing with fast solutions like Canva or mobile editors. The focus on two modes (AI dialogues plus precise manual editing) is designed to remove the barrier to a quick start while still leaving professional control over the result.
Previously, dev.ua wrote about how Photoshop developer Adobe may soon face serious problems due to competitors' investments in artificial intelligence technologies.
