[Remove Object Unwanted results] - Click here if you have odd results when using Remove Tool in Photo AI

gerhard.kasper · June 7, 2025, 12:45pm

A while ago I reported on the Remove Tool inventing image content totally unrelated to the actual surroundings, like replacing a garbage can with a person.

I have a new, similar issue - please compare the before and after image, where a white square symbol is replaced with a metal pot that has nothing to do with the surroundings.

Michael_W_Shoup · August 18, 2025, 7:56pm

Hello there..
Why is the Photo AI Remove Tool “Adding” faces and/or people, in place of the area I’m trying to remove, that have NOTHING to do with the image I’m working on??
I’m REMOVING a face or person, and in it’s place, Photo AI ADDS another face or body !!
Why is AI just pulling these images out of it’s ass?
My understanding is, remove means remove..
In the past, it would do it’s best to just match the surrounding area.. And I was fine with the results..
But now, it sucks!
Oh, and how about the times it leaves a Ghost Image of the face I just tried to ‘Remove’…
If anything, it’s getting worse..
What gives ?
… mike

alexandre.topazlabs · August 18, 2025, 11:22pm

Our development team is looking into this issue. Thanks for flagging.

robert.koernke-5147 · August 20, 2025, 12:00pm

You’d think after so long, the AI would have improved. I keep checking to see if it has improved, after so many updates, and yes it’s great at removing objects, or filling in most things. But if there is a tree or bush behind someone, or an empty space… oh the horror, it’s like it will fill it in with almost a cartoon version of a tree or bush. Or if it’s trying to extend the tree to the end, the end of the tree will look like Looney toon tenticles of what an AI thinks a Tree looks like. haha. I find I have to graph Pieces of tree from another picture or something and help Topaz along. Help the AI, and go.. .yes this is what a tree looks like mister AI.

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alexandre.topazlabs · August 20, 2025, 3:07pm

Hello,

Can you share an example here so we can improve the tool?

Thank you,

robert.koernke-5147 · August 20, 2025, 6:04pm

Why do you need an example of something that is so Topaz-regular?.. I mean I can predict it 98% of the time, that it will happen on certain images. I just check if it has improved from time to time as the software gets updated. Gen-Fill does not do well at extending a ‘Tree’ or ‘Busch’. In the attached, picture try removing the brown-bar at the top, and see what happens?

Edit:.. actually in that jpeg format… that worked. Bad example.