Google Magic Editor: Is this the Magical AI Image Editing Tool We’ve Been Waiting For?

Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 14 May 2023, 10:05 pm

Google split the I/O 2023 into segments that center on its products and features, but the other half centered on the company's AI developments coming soon for the world. One of the most iconic developments here is the Magic Editor, an AI-powered editing suite for images that will help users instantly apply edits without all the fuss about it.

In Google's demonstration, users only need to tap the area or subject which they want to fix, and the Magic Editor will do the rest for them within seconds of pointing to what they wish to edit.

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Google's Magic Editor is a Promising AI-based Tool for Image Editing

The Magic Editor is not relying on magic to bring users better images and improve different elements in the photo, as it is based on Google's AI development which debuted last week. The company said that under its Photos app, there have been previous tools that deliver these experiences to users, like the Magic Eraser and the Photo Unblur.

Google's new Magic Editor presents an all-in-one AI-based tool that centers on image editing, giving users outstanding results that enhance the parts that users want to improve.

For now, it is coming later in the year and for selected Pixel users only in its early development, centering on the Android platform that allows better access to users.

Is the Google Magic Editor Truly a Magical Experience?

As demonstrated by Google in the I/O 2023, the Googlers only tapped into the photo of a woman near the waterfalls and removed subjects in the background. Tapping the subject or background would help improve the images using its AI, with different feats like fixing the clothes, brightening the sky in the background, and helping select an image to move for better framing.

Google's Massive Bid on Artificial Intelligence

I/O 2023 was a massive event for Google as the company went all out when it introduced what it developed over the past year, and what it is ready to offer the public to use soon for their experiences. The internet company went above and beyond its announcements at the event, giving the world new experiences with AI, its products, Android, and more.

One of the most groundbreaking developments from Google is its new language model known as the PaLM 2, the next-gen LLM from the company to provide its AI projects a better performance.

Still, Google did not forget about its search features, also integrating a generative AI feature that will give users better answers or suggestions from what they are looking for on the web.

The tech company may not have soared as much when it first released Bard, but Google is looking to compensate for that by debuting its latest AI tech that will give users a chance to access better tools and experiences. In this new era of Google's AI, the Magic Editor is one of the many tools available from the company, one that will assist users in editing images and bettering them for their posts or memories.