Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Artificial Intelligence news

Africa’s AI researchers are...

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI....

Generative AI taught a...

Teaching robots to navigate new environments is tough. You can train them...

A bold AI movement...

Kessel Okinga-Koumu paced around a crowded hallway. It was her first time...

How ChatGPT search paves...

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI....
HomeTechnologyAdobe employees fear...

Adobe employees fear its AI products could prompt clients to lay off workers


Adobe employees raised red flags about their company’s new generative AI features, fearing the enhanced design tools could spur clients to fire workers, according to a report.

The Silicon Valley-based multinational best known for its Photoshop and Acrobat software recently rolled out Firefly, a generative AI tool that allows users to extend images and add or remove objects using text prompts.

“Users have now generated over half a billion assets on the Firefly website and in Photoshop, making these two of our most successful beta releases in company history,” Adobe CFO Dan Durn boasted in June.

However, Adobe staffers were less enthusiastic about Firefly’s rapid success and questioned whether the AI tool will allow companies to eliminate designers, according to internal messages viewed by the news site Insider.

“Is this what we want?” a senior designer at Adobe recently wrote in an internal Slack channel, Insider reported.

Other Adobe employees described the future in bleak terms, calling the AI explosion “depressing” and an “existential crisis” for designers.


Employees of Silicon Valley software giant Adobe are reportedly concerned about the company’s rollout of AI features.
Moment Editorial/Getty Images

But supporters of Adobe’s AI boom predicted that designers can use the tools to increase efficiency and boost output.

“I don’t think we should feel guilty for providing better and faster tools, as long as it’s done ethically,” one proponent wrote in the internal Slack channel.

The Post has sought comment from Adobe.


Adobe has introduced AI tools to its signature products such as Photoshop and Acrobat.
Adobe has introduced AI tools to its signature products such as Photoshop and Acrobat.
Anadolu Agency

The speed at which businesses have deployed AI is fueling concerns that humans could eventually be replaced in a variety of knowledge-based industries.

In March, Goldman Sachs predicted in a report that AI could eventually supplant 300 million full-time jobs worldwide, particularly those of administrative workers and lawyers.

The rapid pace at which AI has developed has prompted tech industry insiders and experts such as Elon Musk to call for a moratorium on research.


In the last 12 months, Adobe's stock price has surged by more than 62%. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.
In the last 12 months, Adobe’s stock price has surged by more than 62%. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.
Getty Images

Other notable signers of the letter calling for a pause include Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp and at least three employees affiliated with DeepMind, an AI research lab owned by Google parent Alphabet.

In April, Microsoft-backed OpenAI unveiled the fourth iteration of its GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) AI program, which has wowed users by engaging them in human-like conversation, composing songs, and summarizing lengthy documents.

Adobe, meanwhile, has seen its stock soar more than 60% in the past year. Shares were trading at about $550 at midday Tuesday, up roughly 1%.

The company recently reported revenue of $4.82 billion for the quarter ended June 2, compared to analysts’ estimates of $4.77 billion.

Analysts see generative AI as both a near- and long-term benefit to both the creative and experience businesses, which could be a catalyst to 2024 revenue growth.

Adobe forecast current-quarter revenue to be in the range of $4.83 billion to $4.87 billion and raised FY 2023 revenue to between $19.25 billion and $19.35 billion, both on the higher end of analysts’ estimates, according to Refinitiv data.



Article Source link and Credit

Continue reading

Hackers are targeting people who type these six words into their computer

It’s catnip for hackers. Computer users Googling whether Bengal cats are legal to own after finding themselves victims of a bizarre cyber attack. Cybersecurity company SOPHOS issued an urgent warning on its website, urging people not to type...

Mark Zuckerberg not liable in lawsuits over social media harm to children

A federal judge said Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in 25 lawsuits accusing his company of addicting children to social media. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, Calif., rejected accusations on Thursday that Zuckerberg directed Meta’s efforts...

First art piece painted by humanoid robot sells at auction for a whopping $1 million

Sold! The first art piece painted by humanoid robot — which was expected to fetch up to $180,000 — shocked the crowd when it sold for a whopping $1.08 million. Sotheby’s, the famed auction house, sold the painting...