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Generative AI in Adobe Document Cloud applications

Use generative AI in Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, and Adobe Scan to quickly understand long or complex PDFs, ask questions, get answers, or generate instant summaries.

About generative AI features

The AI-powered features in Document Cloud apps support multiple document types, including PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, TXT, and RTF files. AI Assistant supports Microsoft Teams and Zoom meeting transcripts. The capabilities improve comprehension and save time across various document types.

AI Assistant supports scanned documents. You can scan your paper documents using the Adobe Scan for Android app or scan and upload them to Acrobat to get concise summaries and accurate answers to your questions. It simplifies complex language into easy-to-understand key points, ideal for reading contracts and formal documents.

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The generative AI features in Document Cloud apps support English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, or Japanese. To understand the governing terms, refer to Adobe Generative AI User Guidelines. For details on how Adobe manages your data, refer to Content usage and handling practices.

AI Assistant quickly gets answers to your questions based on your documents in a comprehensive and informative way. It can analyze multiple documents to uncover similarities, differences, and key patterns. With AI Assistant, you can make targeted requests, such as highlighting the differences between PDF contracts. It links to text and data table sources within the document. It also suggests follow-up questions for you based on the primary question. AI Assistant uses the latest AI language model to provide more accurate and clear answers to your queries based on authoritative citations. It can extract information accurately from tables and complex documents. Learn more about AI Assistant using our in-depth videos.

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Use Acrobat AI Assistant to ask questions and get clear answers from your documents.

Generative summary automatically provides an outline with headings and summaries to highlight key points in the document. The feature generates key insights that help you easily comprehend the PDF content. For a speedier response, it processes PDF content in chunks and simultaneously streams summaries. Learn more about Generative summary using our in-depth videos.

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Summarize documents with Acrobat Generative summary in a few simple steps.

Access and usage of generative AI

You can access the generative AI features in:

  • Desktop: Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader on Windows and macOS
  • Web: Acrobat on the web
  • Browsers: Acrobat extension for Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge
  • Mobile: Acrobat mobile app (iOS and Android) and Adobe Scan app (Android)

Here’s how access to AI Assistant works for free and paid Document Cloud users:

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Generative AI features are not available on iPad or Android tablets.  

Benefits of generative AI

The Document Cloud apps' generative AI features significantly improve understanding, provide insights, and help you create high-quality content quickly. Here are the main benefits:

Improved comprehension: You can easily understand complex PDFs and scanned documents with the help of AI-powered insights and more context around the content.

Enhanced productivity: Work across multiple PDFs and documents in various formats, including Teams and Zoom meeting transcripts, streamlining your workflow and saving time for high-priority tasks.

Impactful content: Use the AI content suggestions for impactful emails, presentations, meeting notes, and more.

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