Adobe has made significant strides in enhancing its Acrobat software, introducing new features aimed at improving user experience and collaboration. These new updates use cutting edge artificial intelligence (AI) tools. To make it worth the wait, now users can edit any file more easily with new prompts, and create podcast episode summaries right from their documents. These improvements are the latest in Adobe’s continuing push to be innovative and make the way users work with digital files more efficient.
Last year, Adobe launched Adobe Spaces, a platform enabling users to collaborate on a collection of files and notes accessible to multiple users. This integration opened up deeper sharing and collaboration options directly inside Acrobat enabling strong team collaboration. Adobe has then continued to layer upon this creating AI driven summaries. These rich summaries can even be embedded within digital files and contain inline citations that help guide users to the precise location of the cited material. This intelligent time saver greatly increases the speed at which you and your team members can find and hide all relevant information.
These improvements are complemented by a new set of twelve wizard-like actions to streamline tedious document workflows. There are many actions you can take, such as deleting/retiring pages, text, comments, and images. It becomes even easier to search and replace terms throughout all of your documents with just a click. Users are able to insert e-signatures and create password protections for their files, protecting information without sacrificing convenience.
Adobe seems to be pushing the envelope when it comes to practical functionalities. They are beta testing generative AI tools to actively help their users produce stronger presentations. The software’s new feature of automatically creating podcast-like summaries of users’ files will further expand the reach and accessibility of information. This decision is on par with recent moves as startups continue to experiment with the possibilities that AI could bring to the process of developing presentations. Byron Prezent has managed to raise $20 million to create intelligent slide deck-specific A.I. On the other hand, Accel has backed an Indian AI startup that is developing a ChatGPT-esque tool for generating pitch decks.
Former Microsoft employees have raised $4 million from Accel to develop an AI-powered product pitch deck. Another startup, Napkin, is leveraging generative AI to transform text into visuals, showcasing the diverse applications of AI technology in enhancing user productivity.
These developments reflect a broader trend within the tech industry as companies explore innovative solutions to meet the evolving demands of users. Adobe Acrobat just announced plans to incorporate such advanced AI tools. This acquisition significantly positions the company as a leader in the fast-evolving world of digital document management.