Adobe has brought its promised agentic AI assistant to Photoshop, Express, and Acrobat. The initial release is limited in scope, available now as a public beta in Photoshop across web and mobile, but not desktop, and it shows Adobe’s broader agentic AI plans for its Creative Cloud applications. “Using AI Assistant in Photoshop is as simple as describing the edits you want — like removing distractions, changing backgrounds, refining lighting, or adjusting color,” Adobe explains. Users can then decide if they want the AI Assistant to automatically make the requested edits, or instead show the user a step-by-step guide to achieve the desired results. This second option, if executed well, could have extensive educational benefits, as Photoshop has a fairly steep learning curve. Users can converse with the AI via text or, in the Photoshop mobile app, via voice.…