Photoshop turns 35: How Adobe Research helps keep creatives on the cutting edge

35 years of Photoshop! From early masking tools to today’s generative AI, Adobe Research has fueled breakthroughs that push the boundaries of creativity—turning bold ideas into everyday magic for creators worldwide.

Adobe researchers pioneer the future of sound design with GenSFX

Firefly’s Generate Sound Effects (GenSFX) was created by Adobe Researchers who envisioned a new approach to audio: one that’s intuitive, expressive, and fun.

Our evolving relationship with artificial intelligence: Interview with Brano Kveton

What happens when AI doesn’t just respond—but learns and improves from every human interaction? In this story, Principal Research Scientist Branislav Kveton shares his work on reinforcement learning, agentic AI models, and his insights on the evolving relationship between humans and AI.

Adobe Researchers use puzzles to teach an AI model to retouch photos

Editing photos can be tricky, especially if a user isn’t familiar with all their editing tools. Adobe Researchers have developed a new AI model that spots what a user might want to fix, explains each step, and lets users choose which edits to make. Learn more about this new research!

A first look at Adobe Research’s SIGGRAPH 2025 papers

Catch a preview of Adobe Research’s publications at SIGGRAPH 2025 in this new trailer, featuring innovations in video editing, 3D reconstruction, image transformation and more. With 25 total papers this year, explore the list and find us at the conference to see what’s next in creative tech.

Adobe Research advances Agentic AI

From helping create the Acrobat AI Assistant to the AEP AI Assistant, Adobe Research is pioneering agentic AI to superpower creativity and productivity. See how our latest breakthroughs are shaping what’s next and explore the key initiatives in our work on agentic AI.

The Story of Project Dub Dub Dub: From Adobe MAX Sneak to cutting-edge AI translation tool inside Adobe Firefly 

First introduced as Project Dub Dub Dub at Adobe MAX 2023, this AI tech now powers the cutting-edge translation tool in Adobe Firefly. It translates videos while matching the speaker’s voice, tone, and cadence. Explore the tech behind the magic!

Adobe Researcher brings a scientific perspective to UK policymakers tackling disinformation and deepfakes

This spring, John Collomosse, Sr. Principal Scientist at Adobe Research, joined the Royal Society’s prestigious Pairing Scheme in Westminster to share his expertise in content authenticity with UK policymakers.

Adobe Researchers present a powerful, unified approach to generative video editing at CVPR 2025

Adobe researchers shared a groundbreaking paper at CVPR 2025, introducing an experimental generative video propagation framework that applies edits in the first frame of a video to all the following frames in a reliable and consistent manner, all while preserving areas the user hasn’t edited.