Adobe has an AI advantage

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ADOBE INC. $521 is buy for aggressive investors. The company (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 455.3 million; Market cap: $237.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 13.2; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) has announced new versions of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) model, Firefly, promising higher-quality images and the ability to produce new types of media. This new edition was trained on about 70% more images, which should improve the system’s ability to create photo-realistic images. The latest version will also include new ways to control and prompt the generation of AI, such as uploading an image to replicate its style. Adobe will keep an internal record of the reference images that are uploaded in order to protect artists from infringement. In fact, it promises to support customers who face copyright claims in court. Adobe is a buy. buy…