What does the "edited with AI tools" note mean on Photoshop output credentials?
On client work we treat it as an accurate record, not a penalty. "Edited with AI tools" is true here, the background was extended. In our hand off notes I write one line: "Background extended with generative fill, subject unchanged." Clients tend to be fine with that when it is stated plainly.
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Creatisimo, "What does the "edited with AI tools" note mean on Photoshop output credentials?", https://creatisimo.net/topic/what-does-the-edited-with-ai-tools-note-mean-on-photoshop-output/, accessed 2026-11-11.I am a UX designer at a software company. For a campaign banner I took a product photo from our own shoot and used Generative Fill in Photoshop to extend the background so it would fit a wide format. The product, the people and the lighting are all from the original photograph. Only the extra background on the left is new.
When I exported and dropped the file into an inspection tool, the Content Credentials panel showed a note about the image being edited with AI tools. I did not turn anything on, so this surprised me.
My questions: does that note mean the whole image is treated as AI generated, or only that AI was used somewhere? Can I turn it off for this export? And does it mean I now have to put a visible AI label on the banner, or is that a separate decision for our team? I am trying to write a short guideline for the design system and I would like to get the wording right.
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- Arlo P.Member ·
On client work we treat it as an accurate record, not a penalty. "Edited with AI tools" is true here, the background was extended. In our hand off notes I write one line: "Background extended with generative fill, subject unchanged." Clients tend to be fine with that when it is stated plainly.