Adobe embraces AI

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ADOBE INC., $479.53, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 458.7 million; Market cap: $219.7 billion; No dividends paid) is adding artificial intelligence (AI) technology to Photoshop—its flagship software for editing images—to enhance its capabilities. The company says the move is the start of a major push to add AI across its suite of programs for creative professionals like graphic designers. One new Photoshop feature will be called “Generative Fill,” which will let users extend the boundaries of cropped images with additional, AI-generated images. The feature can, for example, take a picture of a single flower and turn it into a field of flowers with a mountain range behind it. Adobe Systems is a buy. buy…