Adobe Lightroom gets a magic eraser, and it’s impressive

Adobe is adding some new generative AI tools to Lightroom that aim to make the photo editing platform easier to use for both professional creatives and inexperienced users alike, even from a phone. These include an in-development object removal feature that’s rolling out in beta and new AI lens-blurring effects that are now generally available to all Lightroom users.

“Generative Remove” — powered by the company’s Firefly AI model ...