Sony launched a new generation of flagship mobile phone Xperia 1 VIII, and the “AI photography assistant” function unexpectedly caused controversy. (Photo/Sony)
Sony’s new generation flagship mobile phone Xperia 1 VIII has officially debuted. It not only has a new appearance design, but also has a significantly upgraded telephoto lens, and also features a new “AI Photography Assistant” function. However, this “AI photography assistant” has just been unveiled, and it has unexpectedly caused a wave of controversy on the Internet.
Official demonstration pictures cause complaints
The incident started when Sony shared several sets of demonstration photos of its “AI Photography Assistant” on its official
Many people believe that the AI-suggested version looks worse than the original image, including overexposure, whitening, or insufficient contrast. Some netizens even directly doubted: “Did Sony put the comparison chart upside down?”
Sony official demonstration picture.
Sony official demonstration picture.
This wave of discussion has become more and more popular. Even Marques Brownlee, a well-known technology YouTuber with more than 21 million subscribers, couldn’t help but joke about it, causing the whole incident to quickly spread in the technology circle.
Sony goes to the line of fire to respond
However, Sony did not delete the photos silently, nor did it choose to pretend that nothing was wrong. Later, the official further explained in
Sony said that the “AI Photography Assistant” does not directly help you retouch pictures, but provides creative style suggestions. (Photo/Sony)
Not long after the Xperia 1 VIII was released, it encountered this controversy, which made people feel cold sweat for Sony. However, this also unexpectedly brought high exposure to the new phone, showing that Sony mobile phones are still a brand that many technology fans pay close attention to.
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