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bit_user I'd be curious to know if it's actually good to use. Second only to malware concerns, that would be my worry about using something potentially sketchy. Third, I'd bet it's a lot more resource-intensive than the actual Adobe tools and is missing lots of features. Finally, and especially if it is feature-rich, I wouldn't be at all surprised if someone found the AI essentially lifted chunks of code from stuff like Gimp. Reply
ezst036 Some of the interest here is to get off of Windows.(or stay off, for those who just could not stay and gave up Adobe in the process) Just saying. Some people feel trapped like a wild animal, and its actually Adobe which is the sharp metal teeth on their ankle. Some users will use VMs and various wrappers or WINE or other ultimately gimmicky solutions but the steel hinged trap is still there, clinched on tightly and painfully. Adobe by itself alone is probably worth a point or two. Maybe more. Reply
bit_user ezst036 said: Some of the interest here is to get off of Windows.(or stay off, for those who just could not stay and gave up Adobe in the process) Just saying. Some people feel trapped like a wild animal, and its actually Adobe which is the sharp metal teeth on their ankle. Some users will use VMs and various wrappers or WINE or other ultimately gimmicky solutions but the steel hinged trap is still there, clinched on tightly and painfully. Yeah, they have some web-based tools, but their functionality is still quite a lot less than the full-fat native versions. Reply
USAFRet There are a multitude of free or inexpensive alternatives to "Adobe Photoshop". Have been for years. The only time real Photoshop is needed would be in a paying gig, where the business pays for it. IMHO, of course. Otherwise…. paint.net, GIMP, Paintshop Pro, etc, etc, etc. Reply
JamesJones44 The clean room argument will only hold water if code used by the agent didn't appear in some mail chain somewhere that the agent got ahold of it (or worse hacked Adobe to get it). The issue is, the developer likely doesn't know where the code came from, so it could be clean room or it could be infringing. The laws around this are super tricky and if I was the dev I would fully expect a letter. Reply
nrdwka JamesJones44 said: The clean room argument will only hold water if code used by the agent didn't appear in some mail chain somewhere that the agent got ahold of it (or worse hacked Adobe to get it). The issue is, the developer likely doesn't know where the code came from, so it could be clean room or it could be infringing. The laws around this are super tricky and if I was the dev I would fully expect a letter. would be hilarious if ai agent decided to hack adobe, done it and made that apps 😂 Reply
sadsteve USAFRet said: There are a multitude of free or inexpensive alternatives to "Adobe Photoshop". Have been for years. The only time real Photoshop is needed would be in a paying gig, where the business pays for it. IMHO, of course. Otherwise…. paint.net, GIMP, Paintshop Pro, etc, etc, etc. Yep. I ditched Photoshop when they went to the subscription model. I settled on Affinity Photo which was on sale for $25 at the time. It does all I need and is relatively easy to use. On a positive note, you can get Affinity Photo for free now. They were purchased by Canva awhile back and they made it free if you don't need/want the advanced Canva features. Reply
hotaru251 essentially intending for users to let the AI create art directly using the software. idk which i hate more…Adobe or ai "art"… while others are in support, saying Adobe deserves this due to its shady buisness practices. oh they would 100% deserve it. Adobe is the of the few actual anti consumer corpo that they could cure cancer and it wouldnt make them liked as their rep is THAT hated. Reply
eklipz330 JamesJones44 said: The clean room argument will only hold water if code used by the agent didn't appear in some mail chain somewhere that the agent got ahold of it (or worse hacked Adobe to get it). The issue is, the developer likely doesn't know where the code came from, so it could be clean room or it could be infringing. The laws around this are super tricky and if I was the dev I would fully expect a letter. the repercussions of Adobe trying to sue a person for AI generated code would be VAST and DAMNING. The entire industry would reel from breech of copyright law, which doesn't seem to apply to AI for whatever reason. It would open the door for any person to sue for theft, whether it's their likeness or their wording. Imagine all the books they're trained on. So it won't happen, ever. Regarding the question of whether it's safe and reliable, it is open-source. So you get to check it yourself. Reply
DS426 USAFRet said: There are a multitude of free or inexpensive alternatives to "Adobe Photoshop". Have been for years. The only time real Photoshop is needed would be in a paying gig, where the business pays for it. IMHO, of course. Otherwise…. paint.net, GIMP, Paintshop Pro, etc, etc, etc. Right, and pretty much every Adobe app has at least one good alternative, but the article is saying that the integrated content creation suite that Adobe provides makes it harder to come off as then two or three or however many separate app vendors have to be utilized depending on the user's end-to-end workflow. I also think Adobe's policies and dark patterns (like make it hard to cancel subscriptions, etc., raise prices ~40% year-over-year, etc.) are despicable and thus would love to see others rise up and create affordable alternatives to their entire suite , not just individual apps. As much as Adobe charges these days, I feel like the risk would be worth the reward. Until then, we can only hope that OSS and focused proprietary software vendors continue to chip away at Adobe's market share. Reply
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