Meitu app turns a user’s selfie into an anime

The ability to turn a user's selfie into an anime character has spurred a big jump in the company's shares, as it has helped boost the Meitu app to the top of Japan's download rankings over the past week.

Over the past couple of weeks, Meitu has increased by more than 50%, reaching the top of Apple's free iPhone downloads chart and No. According to data.ai figures, 2 is on Android's Google Play in Japan. The use of AI to generate or alter images has taken off in the global popularity this year with the introduction of text-to-image systems like Midjourney and OpenAI s Dall-E. It is not without its controversy, but its appeal and accessibility has helped it proliferate. Meitu's approach differs from that of applying style transfer onto an existing image. The company also added the option to add subtle animations — like falling sakura cherry blossoms — to its AI-generated anime avatars.

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