According to 36Kr, former Meituan co-founder Wang Huiwen has officially returned to Meituan and will serve as the head of the AI team, focusing on exploring applications of artificial intelligence. This team, named GN06, concentrates on areas such as emotional companionship and chatbots. Wang Huiwen will play a key role within the team, overseeing interviews and vetting the recruitment for product and operations positions. Reports indicate that the GN06 team's working status is relatively independent and does not fall under any of Meituan's business groups, allowing them to focus on developing new directions outside the core business.

Recently, Meituan launched an AI image tool called 'Miaoshua', which has quietly gained popularity. This tool offers a novel, fun, and absurd AI visual experience. So what makes it fun? By entering the Miaoshua mini program, users can find various interesting themes available, including: Item Collection Manual, Halloween Wonderful Night, Doll Dreamland, Block World, and Minion Adventures, among others, which are quite entertaining. For example, under the 'Item Collection Manual' theme, if you upload a picture of a mirror, it can generate a fun introduction effect for the item manual.

Meitu announced that its MiracleVision model has achieved another upgrade in image generation capabilities, marking a further enhancement of its overall strength. At the same time, Meitu introduced a one-stop AI short video creation tool called MOKI, which is expected to gradually cover the product ecosystem under Meitu, providing users with a new visual experience.

Meitu has announced that its AI short film creation tool MOKI is now officially open to all users. Users can now log in to the MOKI official website (www.moki.cn) to experience this innovative tool. Unlike other video creation tools on the market, MOKI focuses on AI short film creation and covers various types of video content production, including animated shorts, online drama, story picture books, and music videos. This tool provides a comprehensive AI short film creation solution tailored to industry needs.

After WeChat officially supported Live photos, Meitu's video editing app - Wink quickly became popular, achieving the third spot in the App Store in China. Wink meets the growing user demand for Live photo editing with its powerful AI video beautification feature, as well as the 'Convert to Live' and 'AI Animation' functions that allow one-click transformation of images and videos into Live photos. It's reported that Wink's 'Video Beautification' feature enables users to easily edit Live photos just like static images.

According to 36Kr, the video generation capability of Meitu's MiracleVision large model has completed a comprehensive upgrade. This upgrade has significantly improved generation capability, efficiency, and model performance. Combining Meitu's self-developed technologies in the field of computer vision, this upgrade has remarkably enhanced the speed, image quality, smoothness, and realism of the video generation. It is reported that the new video generation capability of MiracleVision has been applied to some Meitu products and will be gradually expanded.

Meitu Inc.'s financial report for the first half of 2024 shows a total revenue of 1.62 billion yuan, a year-over-year increase of 28.6%, with an adjusted net profit of 270 million yuan, representing an 80.3% growth. The increase in revenue and net profit is mainly attributed to the advancement of generative AI technology, particularly in the application of imaging and design products. Subscription revenue reached 930 million yuan, reflecting a year-over-year growth of 54.5%, accounting for 57.4% of total revenue. As of June 30, the number of paid subscribers exceeded 10.81 million, with a penetration rate of approximately 4.2%. Meitu's Design Studio focuses on e-commerce design.

On August 7th, Meitu's Meitu Cloud Repair launched the newly upgraded 'Meitu Cloud Repair Pro Version', introducing new features such as AI batch coloring and AI batch retouching, aimed at providing a more comprehensive photo editing solution for the commercial photography industry. The AI workflow of Meitu Cloud Repair can help retouchers achieve AI automation from format conversion, retouching to delivery, significantly improving work efficiency.

The Meitu Design Studio Team Edition has officially launched. This version is not only a design tool but also a design and collaboration tool. It aims to help teams enhance their imaging work efficiency, allowing every team member to participate in the design process. Currently, the Team Edition is available on the web, and users can experience it by visiting team.designkit.com.

In the field of video production and image processing, the "de-flicker" technology has always been crucial for enhancing video quality. With the advancement of technology, a new de-flicker algorithm called BlazeBVD has emerged, capable of not only quickly removing flicker from videos but also maintaining the integrity and color authenticity of the video content. BlazeBVD, short for Blaze Blind Video Deflickering, is an automated video de-flicker technology. It can effectively improve the tempora

At the Samsung Mobile China New Product Launch on July 17th, Meitu Inc. and Samsung China announced an enhanced collaboration. Meitu's MiracleVision large model will provide "text-to-image wallpaper" and "doodle-to-image" functions for users of Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 series phones. These features allow users to generate creative wallpapers that integrate artistic aesthetics by selecting themes, styles, and other keywords, or by using the S Pen to scribble on the panel and transform

Meitu officially launched its brand new AI photo editor - WHEE V2 version. This editor not only integrates various practical functions, but also incorporates AI technology, providing users with a one-stop processing experience from original images to edited pictures. The new version introduces AI drawing and AI image editing features, greatly enriching users' editing options and making the creative process more convenient and efficient. Whether it's partial modifications, image expansion, or AI synthesis and doodling, WHEE V2 can handle it all seamlessly.

Meitu has released an AI video production tool named MOKI, which enables one-click generation of AI video clips through its built-in video generation models and workflows. MOKI focuses on creating four types of video content: online short dramas, story picture books, animated shorts, and music videos, allowing users to drive the creation of scripts, characters, videos, and voiceovers through text, all while maintaining control throughout the generation process.

The third Meitu Image Festival took place on June 12th, themed 'Discussing AI Workflows'. Meitu unveiled 6 products at the event, aiming to initiate a new phase of AI workflows. These products span various fields such as commercial photography, voiceover videos, e-commerce design, design services, game marketing, and video generation, including the following:

The Meitu AI Visual Large Model MiracleVision is officially launched. Users can experience the capabilities of MiracleVision on the MiracleVision official website and Meitu's products. Meitu opens up the model capabilities of MiracleVision to industry clients and partners. MiracleVision provides functionalities such as text-to-image, image-to-image, and model training to support multi-scenario workflows, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

["On January 2, Meitu's self-developed AI visual large model MiracleVision has been recorded under the 'Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services' and will be opened to the public.", "MiracleVision is an AI visual large model independently developed by Meitu, which entered internal testing in June 2023 to provide AI model capabilities for Meitu's products.", "MiracleVision has been upgraded to version 4.0 and is widely used in Meitu's flagship services."]

Meitu Cloud Repair has released the Pro version, offering smart retouching API services. The Pro version features a new image processing engine, allowing for real-time previews. The smart retouching API supports multi-platform applications, enabling quick image output. The AI photography capabilities lower the barriers to creation. Meitu Cloud Repair has over a million users and more than 30,000 commercial photography institutions using it.

Meitu Design Studio has launched AI Commercial Shooting, supporting functions like AI model fitting and clothing color changing. AI Commercial Shooting integrates multiple functions of Meitu Design Studio, providing a one-stop solution for e-commerce users. Meitu Design Studio further enhances the integration of e-commerce shooting and design workflow, improving the overall efficiency from product photography to product launch. This represents a landmark innovative service for small and medium-sized e-commerce enterprises.

The WHEE mobile app from Meitu has officially launched, providing one-stop AI visual creation services. Powered by the Miracle Vision 4.0 model, WHEE offers AI art and image generation features. Users can easily use natural language to describe their needs. The WHEE mobile app brings together works from creators in various fields, serving as a source of inspiration for creativity. Additionally, WHEE provides creation guides and model training instructions to assist users.