Is called Elevator TO THE and it is the latest trend based on artificial intelligence that is clogging up social media. In recent days you may have come across photos of people in elevators with various celebrities. To a distracted eye, probably, the repetition of all these posed shots will not have impressed that much, but those who are attentive will not have missed the new viral phenomenon. Not just elevators, but also stripes pedestrians: these are the photographic sets of an app which, thanks to artificial intelligence (and the realism of the contents it is able to create), creates extremely realistic photos.
Credibility, therefore, is one of the main strengths of this trend: the shot in the elevator is something very common and at the same time everyday, in the era of social media. This is the kind of content you want to share on a Tuesday morning on the way to the gym or the office. However, the image has a completely different effect if there was a singer, a footballer or our favorite actor next to us. The success of this latest trend probably arises from this mix of factors. It doesn’t end here though: because in addition to photos with VIPs, many let their imaginations run wild and publish photos with younger version of himself (or in some cases their own children’s version).
How the Elevator AI trend is built
Ok, but how do you take the photo with the VIP in the elevator? Nothing could be simpler, there’s no need to even bring up ChatGPT as had happened with other trends such as, for example, that of action figures. This time he does all the dirty work Meitu: it is a photo editing app, already known in recent years thanks to its very popular filters, which allows users to play and have fun in an illusory attempt to improve their image. This time, however, it goes beyond improving the physical appearance. The app, in fact, allows you to really get alongside anyone: from Annalisa to Elodiepassing through Mark Mengoni, Taylor Swift or Kendrick Lamar.
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There are obviously gods limits of use: the free version, in fact, allows you to create the trend photo twice with just a few clicks. To increase the number of attempts you can instead rely on free trial periodor pay for a subscription. To take the shot, just take the photos of the two characters to be placed side by side in the desired model (for example, that of the elevator) and then tap on “Generate now”. Other viral shots besides the one in the elevator are the one in Polaroid formator even walking on the pedestrian crossing.
Despite the virality of this type of content which has led the app to climb the charts again Apple and Android storesthere is however a non-secondary aspect to take into consideration regarding Meitu. In the past, in fact, security experts had identified, in the Android version, a decidedly extended request for permissions for a photo editing app, such as telephone number, geographical location, calls and Wi-Fi connections. Even on iOS, Meitu had a large demand for data. Meitu, however, had rejected the accusations, explaining that such data collection would have been aimed exclusively at improve the functions of the app itself and encourage the collection of advertising.
