Adobe Photoshop Neural Filters 2023

Adobe Photoshop’s Neural Filters (2023) mark a continued push toward integrating generative and AI-assisted editing directly into mainstream creative workflows. With incremental refinements to capability, interface, and control, the 2023 suite balances creative possibility with practical safeguards—while still revealing both the promise and the limits of image-based AI tooling.

Getting started with Neural Filters in 2023 requires a specific workflow to avoid crashes or slow performance. Here is the professional approach:

Step 1: Convert your Layer

Step 2: Access the Workspace

Step 3: Toggle and Adjust

Step 4: The "Output" Menu (Most Important Step)

Step 5: Masking the AI

Depth Blur isn't new, but the 2023 version finally fixes the "halo" errors around hair and glasses. The new AI Refine Edge button allows the filter to read the actual geometry of the scene, creating bokeh (lens blur) that mimics expensive f/1.4 glass rather than a cheap smartphone simulation.