Episode
Gavin Miller: Adobe Research
1:09:20
Published: Mon Jun 10 2019
Description
Gavin Miller is the Head of Adobe Research. Adobe have empowered artists, designers, and creative minds from all professions working in the digital medium for over 30 years with software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, InDesign, Audition that work with images, video, and audio. Adobe Research is working to define the future evolution of these products in a way that makes the life of creatives easier, automates the tedious tasks, and gives more & more time to operate in the idea space instead of pixel space. This is where the cutting-edge deep learning methods of the past decade can shine more than perhaps any other application. Gavin is the embodiment of combing tech and creativity. Outside of Adobe Research, he writes poetry & builds robots. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations.
Chapters
Adobe Research is working to automate tedious tasks and free up time for creatives to focus on idea generation by using software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, InDesign, and Audition that work with images, video, and audio.
00:00 - 03:00 (03:00)
Summary
Adobe Research is working to automate tedious tasks and free up time for creatives to focus on idea generation by using software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, InDesign, and Audition that work with images, video, and audio.
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03:00 - 14:49 (11:49)
Summary
Computer graphics pioneer describes the evolution of 3D graphic design, voice synthesis at Apple in the 1990s, and the current frontier of computer image generation using AI algorithms.
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Can AI and pattern matching through behavior make intelligent suggestions to designers and creative people, without overly taxing them?
14:51 - 20:20 (05:29)
Summary
Can AI and pattern matching through behavior make intelligent suggestions to designers and creative people, without overly taxing them? Perfecting suggestions and offering a mechanism to intervene and recover where there are mistakes is essential in supporting creative professionals.
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Adobe is working on exciting applications of computer vision and machine learning such as scene stitching, sky replacement, and automatic image captioning.
20:20 - 28:58 (08:37)
Summary
Adobe is working on exciting applications of computer vision and machine learning such as scene stitching, sky replacement, and automatic image captioning. Concept Canvas lets you assign spatial regions to keywords and uses common sense knowledge of the world to recolor the foreground of the image being edited.
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The market is specializing in consumer products and professional use cases.
28:58 - 36:28 (07:30)
Summary
The market is specializing in consumer products and professional use cases. Professional-use cases, like architecture and design, require a more immersive experience, and consumer products such as Adobe, help improve workflows for its users by collecting and analyzing data.
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The use of a simpler UI may be more suitable for workflows that prioritize velocity over precision, while AI can provide smart defaults to coach users.
36:28 - 43:57 (07:28)
Summary
The use of a simpler UI may be more suitable for workflows that prioritize velocity over precision, while AI can provide smart defaults to coach users. The challenge is using the same medium for fine-grained design tasks while inventing the right UI to do so.
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The joy of exploration and discovery is timeless, leading to new discoveries in research and space exploration, and giving people a healthy skepticism for what they see or read in media.
43:57 - 51:45 (07:48)
Summary
The joy of exploration and discovery is timeless, leading to new discoveries in research and space exploration, and giving people a healthy skepticism for what they see or read in media.
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The speaker discusses the transition from a hand-designed, use-case-specific model to a standardized model accessible through AI to speed up the time between ideation and product creation.
51:45 - 58:28 (06:43)
Summary
The speaker discusses the transition from a hand-designed, use-case-specific model to a standardized model accessible through AI to speed up the time between ideation and product creation. They also mention the potential of generative adversarial networks for high-resolution practical use cases.
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Ken Kocienda discusses his experiences with creating a movie and designing toys, learning that clockwork has its own challenges and the importance of computer animation in his work.
58:28 - 1:08:07 (09:38)
Summary
Ken Kocienda discusses his experiences with creating a movie and designing toys, learning that clockwork has its own challenges and the importance of computer animation in his work.
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Gavin Newsom discusses how his various career paths have converged and shares his favorite poem which ponders mortality and the concept of immortality through the work of others.
1:08:07 - 1:09:21 (01:14)
Summary
Gavin Newsom discusses how his various career paths have converged and shares his favorite poem which ponders mortality and the concept of immortality through the work of others.