Autumn 2023 update:
Of all the proposed AI applications, let’s take stock:
#1 AI mask: now in Capture 1 and Lightroom!
When I see their demos, the edges of the selected areas are very sharp. Usually, it is difficult to get a convenient result with this kind of selection. I found the Control lines and the U-points of PhotoLab easier to handle for photography.
#2 AI highlight recovery: still pending, and I think (hope) a huge improvement is possible on this point.
#3 AI auto-fill: now in Photoshop! It seams that AI generative features are not in the spirit of PhotoLab…
#4 AI noise reduction: done! That’s DxO DeepPRIME and DeepPRIME XD! But now, Lightroom and Topaz have similar proposals, even if they are less performing in my opinion).
#5 AI DAM assistance: in place or in the process of being implemented in all DAM software.
#6 AI auto-clean up of sensor dust: this is really what I’m looking forward to the most.
#7 AI-help for editing (automatic multi-criteria scoring/notation aid).
#8 AI object detection and replacement: already available in Luminar Neo and Google smartphones!
#9 AI luminosity, automatic white balance on a series of pictures.
#10 AI super resolution. Already available in Topaz! Combined with DeepPRIME, this features would give a new youth to old pictures, from 6-10 Mpix cameras. A smart way to merge old pictures with new ones.
#11 AI Auto HDR, from one picture or a series.
#12 AI blur-removal: already existing in Topaz Sharpen-AI, but it could be a nice improvement for PhotoLab.
#13 AI improvements for Auto-horizon, Auto-perspective. Really, actual tools are very poor in auto mode in PhotoLab. They deserve some improvement.
#14 AI lens blur simulation, that I discovered with Lightroom. AI generates a 3D-map of the image to create an artificial bokeh with realistic blur transitions + predefined bokeh styles (circles, rings, cat eyes, and so on). Interesting concept.
My vote:
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First, compatbility with dng of smartphones. It is not AI, but I really miss it.
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Second: #6 AI auto-clean up of sensor dust.
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Third: #2 AI highlight recovery.
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Fourth: #12 AI blur removal and #10 AI super resolution, ex aequo.