Before experiencing, think about these questions first. Can you take a picture of the hippocampus for 9.9 yuan? AI photography became a huge overnight sensation on social media | Photos | Images
Has your social circle been flooded with AI photos? For just 9.9 yuan, uploading over 20 photos can generate a set of photos that are comparable to a photo studio. Recently, AI cameras such as "Miao Ya Camera" and "45 AI Photos" have become popular on the internet, attracting many consumers to try them out. They have been posting photos on platforms such as Moments and Xiaohongshu. However, after an overnight sensation, controversies arose. How to handle photos uploaded by users? Will it be used for other purposes?
Thousands of people queuing up
How popular are AI cameras? In the past few days, users were informed by the system during the first step of submitting photos that the server was overwhelmed.
"45AI photo" apologized in an article, stating that they did not anticipate the high popularity of the "Barbie" template, which led to a serious shortage of server deployment in the early stages. The waiting time for the "Miao Duck Camera" to generate images has also been increasing, with 4000 to 5000 people queuing up during peak hours and waiting for more than ten hours to produce. Miaoya Camera explained in a post that the high number of people queuing is due to the high computational power required for AI training, and stated that "the problem of long queuing time has been preliminarily solved."
Introduction to Miaoyang Camera and 45AI Photography
The reporter conducted a test and found that there were still over 2500 people queuing up for the Miaoya Camera mini program today, with a waiting time of 4 and a half hours. Why is a mini program so popular? Ms. Wang, a user, told reporters that the biggest difference from various camera and photo editing software before is that the image effects generated by this application are more realistic and natural. At first glance, it may not be clear whether it is a real person or a "digital person". If the user is not satisfied with the photo generated by the system, they can click "More Like Me", and the system will automatically modify it and generate a work that is closer to themselves.
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Due to its style being similar to the works of chain photography institutions such as Hippocampus and Innocent Blue, many users have bluntly stated, "Compared to the hundreds or thousands of offline photography experiences, it is really delicious." Some industry insiders commented, "The Miao Duck camera may become the first product in the domestic generative AI field to go out of the market and move towards the C-end."
However, Miaoya Camera stated that the photo effect has not yet reached the ideal state of the team and will continue to optimize its capabilities; Miaoya Camera is not the enemy of photographers. We will soon initiate an internal testing collaboration with the photographer invitation system. Through Miaoya, photographers can create their own style and aesthetics into templates, allowing more people to enjoy their creativity.
Controversy ensues
Which big shot did the Miao Duck camera come from? According to Tianyancha, the affiliated company of Miaoya Camera, Wuxu Network Technology Co., Ltd., was established in January 2006, with Zhang Long as the legal representative and a registered capital of 55.2 million US dollars.
Zhang Long is also the legal representative and executive director of Youku Video Media Technology Co., Ltd., while Feng Yunle, the supervisor of Miaoya Camera, serves as the supervisor of Alibaba and several of its subsidiaries. It can be seen that the "Miao Ya Camera" is actually backed by the mountain of Alibaba.
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However, after the product became popular, controversy followed. For example, in the Miaoya Camera User Service Agreement, it is mentioned that "we may use your content in any form, media or technology." This has caused concerns among users and is referred to as the "Overlord Clause.".
The Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services point out that providers of generative artificial intelligence services should carry out training data processing activities such as pre training and optimization training in accordance with the law, and use data and basic models from legitimate sources; Those involving intellectual property rights shall not infringe upon the intellectual property rights enjoyed by others in accordance with the law; If personal information is involved, personal consent or other circumstances that comply with laws and administrative regulations should be obtained.
The operation team of Miaoya Camera conducted an emergency public relations and stated that there were errors in the original agreement. They have made modifications according to the actual situation as soon as possible. "I solemnly promise everyone that the photos you upload will only be used for digital avatar production, will not be extracted or used for recognition or other purposes, and will be automatically deleted after the avatar production is completed."
The official WeChat account of the Shanghai Consumer Protection Commission also posted today that the AI photography software "Miaoya Camera" has become popular, but its gray small text on the payment page, which states "Once purchased successfully, refunds are not supported", is suspected of infringing on consumers' fair trading rights. Miaoya Camera has also responded to this, stating that if photo generation fails due to technical issues, a refund can be issued.