Today’s Question: Does the Remove tool in Photoshop use AI? If so, is there a way to turn that off? For photo contests I enter we aren’t allowed to use AI.
Tim’s Quick Answer: Yes, the Remove tool in Photoshop can use Generative AI, but you can turn it off with a setting on the Options bar.
More Detail: There are more than a few cleanup tools in Photoshop, with one of the newer ones being the Remove tool. This tool can use Generative AI, which in my experience does considerably improve the quality of the results most of the time. However, you can disable Generative AI for the Remove tool if you prefer.
After selecting the Remove tool from the toolbar, go to the Options bar at the top of the interface and look for the Generative AI popup to the left of the “Sample all layers” checkbox. Click that popup and you can choose between Auto (where Photoshop will determine whether to use Generative AI), Generative AI On (which will cause the Remove tool to use Generative AI for all cleanup you perform), or Generative AI Off (which will disable Generative AI).
