Stephen Nielson
@strawbo3.bsky.social
Senior Director, Photoshop at Adobe
Wow, that is disturbing! Three notes from me (I work at Adobe, on Ps):
1. Generative Fill currently does not accept "commands" or verbs. If given, it will generate weird things ^
2. Remove Tool will do a much better job here, or no prompt
2. Big update to improve GenFill results, coming soon!
1. Generative Fill currently does not accept "commands" or verbs. If given, it will generate weird things ^
2. Remove Tool will do a much better job here, or no prompt
2. Big update to improve GenFill results, coming soon!
August 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wow, that is disturbing! Three notes from me (I work at Adobe, on Ps):
1. Generative Fill currently does not accept "commands" or verbs. If given, it will generate weird things ^
2. Remove Tool will do a much better job here, or no prompt
2. Big update to improve GenFill results, coming soon!
1. Generative Fill currently does not accept "commands" or verbs. If given, it will generate weird things ^
2. Remove Tool will do a much better job here, or no prompt
2. Big update to improve GenFill results, coming soon!
Glad you are trying it out! Let us know any feedback.
- Stephen from the Photoshop team
- Stephen from the Photoshop team
July 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Glad you are trying it out! Let us know any feedback.
- Stephen from the Photoshop team
- Stephen from the Photoshop team
Love your work, and I think you might really enjoy this new feature in Photoshop! It automatically harmonizes any layer with the background layer.
helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/us...
helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/us...
helpx.adobe.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Love your work, and I think you might really enjoy this new feature in Photoshop! It automatically harmonizes any layer with the background layer.
helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/us...
helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/us...
Let us know any feedback!
July 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Let us know any feedback!
Yes, exactly. It’s only available to existing subscribers.
May 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Yes, exactly. It’s only available to existing subscribers.
Interesting. If you still have it, can you send me a screenshot?
May 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Interesting. If you still have it, can you send me a screenshot?
Where did you read it’s being phased out after next year? I work for Adobe and I haven’t heard that.
May 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Where did you read it’s being phased out after next year? I work for Adobe and I haven’t heard that.
If you switch to pay for the whole year at once, the price does not go up. $120/year.
May 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If you switch to pay for the whole year at once, the price does not go up. $120/year.
Things like collecting summarized data such as what features customers use (and don’t use), performance data, crash rates, etc.
May 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Things like collecting summarized data such as what features customers use (and don’t use), performance data, crash rates, etc.
Sorry to hear it's not working well. You can turn it off following these instructions:
helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/usin...
helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/usin...
May 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Sorry to hear it's not working well. You can turn it off following these instructions:
helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/usin...
helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/usin...
I see you are an animator. You may be interested to know that Adobe Fresco just added the ability PROVE that you didn't use any GenAI in the creation of a piece of art. It's a totally unique capability, and one we think will help creators who don't use AI.
www.fastcompany.com/91321495/ado...
www.fastcompany.com/91321495/ado...
Adobe releases ‘created without generative AI’ tag to label human-generated art
Just as it’s introducing the option to use GenAI models like OpenAI, Runway, and Google, Adobe is letting creators draw a new line in the sand between their work and AI.
www.fastcompany.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I see you are an animator. You may be interested to know that Adobe Fresco just added the ability PROVE that you didn't use any GenAI in the creation of a piece of art. It's a totally unique capability, and one we think will help creators who don't use AI.
www.fastcompany.com/91321495/ado...
www.fastcompany.com/91321495/ado...
As for the creator-friendly AI, I would love to better understand your concern here. Other customers have told me they don't mind AI for things like removing objects from an image (Generative Fill) or upscaling an image. But they don't like AI that generates an entire image. Do you agree?
May 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
As for the creator-friendly AI, I would love to better understand your concern here. Other customers have told me they don't mind AI for things like removing objects from an image (Generative Fill) or upscaling an image. But they don't like AI that generates an entire image. Do you agree?
It's up to you on who to trust, but I lead the Photoshop team at Adobe and am a very reliable source. Also, Adobe rewrote our Terms of Use to be much more clear. I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is that this makes us legally required to follow those terms.
www.adobe.com/legal/terms....
www.adobe.com/legal/terms....
May 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It's up to you on who to trust, but I lead the Photoshop team at Adobe and am a very reliable source. Also, Adobe rewrote our Terms of Use to be much more clear. I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is that this makes us legally required to follow those terms.
www.adobe.com/legal/terms....
www.adobe.com/legal/terms....
Thanks for following up, I really appreciate your effort here. We are making a big investment in improving Photoshop performance and stability, so it "feels" like a smaller more nimble app.
Re: "Stock accepting AI" can you share more about the concern?
Re: "Stock accepting AI" can you share more about the concern?
May 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Thanks for following up, I really appreciate your effort here. We are making a big investment in improving Photoshop performance and stability, so it "feels" like a smaller more nimble app.
Re: "Stock accepting AI" can you share more about the concern?
Re: "Stock accepting AI" can you share more about the concern?
Acrobat has a feature that can generate a summary of the document you have open, and you can ask it questions. I find it really useful. The feature needs access to your doc to do that. But we don't train our AI on your documents.
May 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Acrobat has a feature that can generate a summary of the document you have open, and you can ask it questions. I find it really useful. The feature needs access to your doc to do that. But we don't train our AI on your documents.
Weird. I don’t work on Acrobat, but I can ask around. Seems like a bug.
April 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Weird. I don’t work on Acrobat, but I can ask around. Seems like a bug.
Thanks for the honest feedback. I get that many people are upset and I understand why. I know it will be very hard to rebuild trust, and perhaps impossible for some people.
But I am still going to do everything I can to rebuild trust. I really do care about the creative community and want to help.
But I am still going to do everything I can to rebuild trust. I really do care about the creative community and want to help.
April 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Thanks for the honest feedback. I get that many people are upset and I understand why. I know it will be very hard to rebuild trust, and perhaps impossible for some people.
But I am still going to do everything I can to rebuild trust. I really do care about the creative community and want to help.
But I am still going to do everything I can to rebuild trust. I really do care about the creative community and want to help.
Not trying to hide that I work for Adobe. I’m just trying help clarify the confusion about how Adobe trains our AI.
I’m legitimately trying to help rebuild trust. I want to hear any and all feedback.
I’m legitimately trying to help rebuild trust. I want to hear any and all feedback.
April 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Not trying to hide that I work for Adobe. I’m just trying help clarify the confusion about how Adobe trains our AI.
I’m legitimately trying to help rebuild trust. I want to hear any and all feedback.
I’m legitimately trying to help rebuild trust. I want to hear any and all feedback.
Yes, I did read the whole thread. Thanks for checking.
April 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Yes, I did read the whole thread. Thanks for checking.
I am already tracking down the owner of that page and will get it updated.
If you can think of anything else that we can to do start rebuilding trust, please let me know. This is my top priority.
If you can think of anything else that we can to do start rebuilding trust, please let me know. This is my top priority.
April 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I am already tracking down the owner of that page and will get it updated.
If you can think of anything else that we can to do start rebuilding trust, please let me know. This is my top priority.
If you can think of anything else that we can to do start rebuilding trust, please let me know. This is my top priority.
Thank you for the frank feedback. I get it and I agree. We did not handle this well. And I really do understand why customers are upset.
I've worked on the Photoshop team for 15 years, and I deeply care about our customers and the community. I'm doing everything I can to help rebuild trust.
I've worked on the Photoshop team for 15 years, and I deeply care about our customers and the community. I'm doing everything I can to help rebuild trust.
April 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thank you for the frank feedback. I get it and I agree. We did not handle this well. And I really do understand why customers are upset.
I've worked on the Photoshop team for 15 years, and I deeply care about our customers and the community. I'm doing everything I can to help rebuild trust.
I've worked on the Photoshop team for 15 years, and I deeply care about our customers and the community. I'm doing everything I can to help rebuild trust.
Thanks, I do think we need to update that page. I didn't even know about it!
And I apologize for the accusatory tone. That is not what I intended, but I agree I should have worded it better.
And I apologize for the accusatory tone. That is not what I intended, but I agree I should have worded it better.
April 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thanks, I do think we need to update that page. I didn't even know about it!
And I apologize for the accusatory tone. That is not what I intended, but I agree I should have worded it better.
And I apologize for the accusatory tone. That is not what I intended, but I agree I should have worded it better.
If you do think of anything that Adobe can do to earn your trust, please let me know. I really am trying to turn things around.
April 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you do think of anything that Adobe can do to earn your trust, please let me know. I really am trying to turn things around.
Thanks, I really appreciate the honest feedback. And thank you for the assumption of good intent. I am trying!
I have been on the Photoshop team for 15 years and I very much care about the creative community. Adobe has made some mistakes, but I am doing my part to try and rebuild trust.
I have been on the Photoshop team for 15 years and I very much care about the creative community. Adobe has made some mistakes, but I am doing my part to try and rebuild trust.
April 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Thanks, I really appreciate the honest feedback. And thank you for the assumption of good intent. I am trying!
I have been on the Photoshop team for 15 years and I very much care about the creative community. Adobe has made some mistakes, but I am doing my part to try and rebuild trust.
I have been on the Photoshop team for 15 years and I very much care about the creative community. Adobe has made some mistakes, but I am doing my part to try and rebuild trust.