The launch of GPT-4 features multimodal capabilities surpassing its predecessors, leading AI technology development. Baidu introduces Wenxin Yiyan, initiating the domestic multimodal competition with a user base exceeding 100 million. AI Sun Yanzi emerges, triggering controversies over AI music synthesis and copyright. Maoyake Camera launches, sweeping social media and igniting a trend in AI photography products. The state releases 'Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services' to regulate the AIGC industry.

The award-winning work 'Twin Sisters in Love' at the inaugural AI Photography Award sparked a debate about AI creation at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale. The AI-generated artwork 'Space Opera' won an award at an art fair in Colorado, USA in 2022, leading netizens to criticize both the organizers and the artist. German photographer Boris Eldagsen expressed doubts about AI technology by entering an AI work for the Sony World Photography Award. The Japanese government has drafted guidelines for AI-generated images that clarify responsibilities among all parties. AI serves as a tool for creation, while humans provide the creativity.