Pause to think about it: The PDF is more than 30 years old. Ubiquitous in enterprises, it’s estimated that upwards of 3 trillion are currently in circulation.
But the three-decades-old file format, invented by Adobe in 1993, increasingly comes across as static or wonky, particularly as AI-native tools transform the work environment.
Adobe is hoping its new Acrobat Studio will change that, and keep the company’s tools relevant in a highly-competitive AI productivity space. The platform, introduced this week, allows users to interact more dynamically with PDF files via AI agents.
Pause to think about it: The PDF is more than 30 years old.
Ubiquitous in enterprises, it’s estimated that upwards of 3 trillion are currently in circulation.
But the three-decades-old file format, invented by Adobe in 1993, increasingly comes across as static or wonky, particularly as AI-native tools transform the work environment.
Adobe is hoping its new Acrobat Studio will change that, and keep the company’s tools relevant in a highly-competitive AI productivity space.
The platform, introduced this week, allows users to interact more dynamically with PDF files via AI agents.
Pause to think about it: The PDF is more than 30 years old. Ubiquitous in enterprises, it’s estimated that upwards of 3 trillion are currently in circulation.
But the three-decades-old file format, invented by Adobe in 1993, increasingly comes across as static or wonky, particularly as AI-native tools transform the work environment.
Adobe is hoping its new Acrobat Studio will change that, and keep the company’s tools relevant in a highly-competitive AI productivity space. The platform, introduced this week, allows users to interact more dynamically with PDF files via AI agents.
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It’s interesting to see Adobe reimagBlog comment writing guideining the PDF after more than 30 years—it really highlights how even long-standing formats need to evolve alongside AI-native tools. The idea of using AI agents to make PDFs more interactive could be a big shift for industries that still rely heavily on static documents, especially in areas like compliance and research where information retrieval can be a real bottleneck.