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Photoshop was never built as an easy tool so powerful that even grandma can produce photo-realistic fake images in seconds. The new wave of AI powered editing tools are clearly on a new level.

This is like bringing your howitzer to a gun debate because they are kinda similar.

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Generative AI is much easier than photoshop the same way that photoshop was much easier than trying to alter photos any other way. In both cases it is a completely new level.

> new wave of AI powered editing tools are clearly on a new level

For the time being, the easiest-to-use tools are centrally run. That makes monitoring and enforcement easier.

A centrally-managed app will always be easier to use than a local self-service tool. But those local apps will keep trying to converge towards the ease of the hosted apps. Over time I expect the difference will become negligible (i.e. a 1-click install and it actually works)

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