Models & LLMs

Adobe Tests AI Agents for Image Editing Like Photoshop Pros

Adobe Research and UC San Diego developed EditAgent, an AI system that edits images more like a Photoshop professional. The system uses specialized tools for tasks like sharpening and zooming, with a language model evaluating results using measured data. EditAgent outperforms previous models but requires ten times the compute.

The Decoder Β· Nov 01, 2026

What happened

  • Adobe Research and UC San Diego built EditAgent, an AI system that edits images more like a Photoshop pro.
  • EditAgent uses specialized tools for tasks like sharpening and zooming, with a language model evaluating results using measured data.
  • EditAgent outperforms previous models but requires ten times the compute.

Why it matters

Adobe's EditAgent represents a significant advancement in AI image editing, mimicking professional tools with specialized task handling. The system's ability to outperform existing models using measured data highlights its potential for more accurate and efficient image processing, though it comes with higher computational demands.

The Elephant take

🐘 ιΌ‹ Adobe's EditAgent is a step closer to AI that can edit images like a Photoshop pro, but it still needs ten times the compute. The system uses specialized tools and measured data to outperform previous models, but it's not perfect yet.

Who should care

  • AI researchers
  • Image editing professionals
  • Adobe developers

What to do next

  1. Test EditAgent on a variety of image editing tasks
  2. Evaluate its performance against existing models
  3. Optimize computational efficiency for real-world use
  4. Explore applications in professional image editing workflows

Keep in mind

The system requires significant computational resources and has not been fully tested in real-world scenarios.

Read the original reporting at The Decoder β†—