1. Adobe’s Firefly family of generative AI models has a mixed reputation among creatives, with the Firefly image-generation model specifically criticized for being underwhelming compared to rivals like Midjourney and OpenAI.
2. Adobe is launching its third-generation model, Firefly Image 3, which promises more realistic imagery and improved scene understanding, lighting, and text-generation capabilities.
3. The new features in Image 3, including a style engine, generative tools for precision edits, and enhancements like Structure Reference and Style Reference in the Firefly web app, aim to provide users with more creative control and options.
Firefly, Adobe’s family of generative AI models, has faced criticism for its image-generation capabilities. The Firefly Image 3 model, released during Adobe’s Max London conference, aims to address these criticisms by producing more realistic images with improved lighting and text-generation capabilities. Early testing suggests that Image 3 is an improvement over its predecessors.
Image 3 is trained on a larger and more diverse dataset, which includes images from Adobe Stock and AI-generated images. Adobe pays contributors to its training dataset, positioning itself as an ethical alternative to other generative AI vendors. However, concerns have been raised about the use of copyrighted material in AI-generated images included in the training dataset.
Despite efforts to source training data ethically and use content filters, issues such as generating inappropriate content can still occur. Image 3 introduces new features in Photoshop, such as a style engine and generative tools, to enhance creative control and precision edits on images. The Firefly web app is also receiving updates to advance creative control with Structure Reference and Style Reference.
Overall, Adobe plans to keep its current pricing tiers for Firefly models and maintain its indemnity policy for copyright claims related to generated works. Watermarking and Content Credentials will continue to be attached to all Firefly image generations. The true test of Image 3 and its new features will be how the creative community responds once they have access to it.