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Google’s Conversational Photo Editor Is the Rare AI Feature People Will Actually Use


Google's tool greatly simplifies photo editing; just tell your phone what changes you want in the photo, and it'll execute them. It also hints at the coming leap in how we interact with computers.

Most people have no idea how powerful the software on their phones already is, and so by being able to access all the editing tools that are available and use them to execute your desired task, this feature not only gives you the results you want in a nearly frictionless way, but it also helps you better understand what your smartphone is capable of. A prototype app called Pixeltone developed by Adobe Research and the University of Michigan showed the possibility of using voice control and touch for photo editing. To address these concerns, images edited with Google's new tool have C2PA content credentials, IPTC metadata, and SynthID to watermark and log the use of AI in media and trace the file's origin.

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