Douyin Launches AI Camera Product 'Xinghui', Supporting AI Avatar, AI Retouching, and Text-to-Image Features


According to Tech Planet, Douyin has announced the launch of a new feature called the 'V Project,' aimed at expanding the boundaries of live streaming and interaction. Douyin states that 'V' represents infinite possibilities, symbolizing exploration, innovation, and breakthroughs. Through this project, Douyin hopes to provide users with a more interesting and enriched interactive experience. The core highlight of the 'V Project' is the AI Avatar feature. This feature allows creators to generate a virtual avatar that mirrors their personality and thoughts, enabling continuous interaction with users for 24 hours.
Recently, Raspberry Pi released a new camera module - the AI Camera, priced at $70. This device looks similar to a standard camera module but is equipped with powerful AI processing capabilities. The AI Camera is based on Sony's IMX500 smart vision sensor, featuring a 12.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor, and is capable of local inference processing, meaning there is no longer a need for a separate accelerator or for the Raspberry Pi's CPU to handle heavy visual AI tasks.
At the 28th Baidu Hackathon, Baidu Founder, Chairman, and CEO Li Yanhong shared unique insights for the younger generation. He suggested that young people do not have to choose artificial intelligence (AI) as their major field. Li Yanhong believes that the reason AI has tremendous potential is that it can have a profound impact on almost all industries. Therefore, he encourages young people to follow their interests when choosing a major while also learning some AI-related knowledge.
German camera manufacturer Leica has released the M11-P camera, utilizing verification technology to ensure that photos are not AI-generated. The M11-P employs watermarking technology to add special metadata to each photo to validate the file's authenticity. Leica's initiative aims to address the era filled with AI forgeries and maintain image authenticity.
["The Samsung One UI 6 update brings new AI camera features to Galaxy phones, benefiting both professional photographers and casual users.","The new features are primarily found in the Galaxy Enhance-X app, designed to streamline the process and ensure photo quality.","The app leverages AI to enable functions such as removing finger obstruction, recognizing constellations, and more to improve usability.","Additional features include customizable widgets, an intuitive editor layout, and further optimizations for the user experience.","With these functions..."