The world's largest photo and video editing platform, Picsart, implements the industry's most advanced "background removal tool"

Development of advanced AI technology that enables easy background removal with one tap

PicsArt Japan G.K. Picsart, our proud app, is pleased to announce that we have implemented a new tool that allows you to remove the background with one tap as a new AI tool that makes image editing easier, faster and higher quality. ■Major improvements in AI technology enable easier, higher-quality background removal with one tapPicsart continuously trains AI to understand images, videos, and creative expressions I've been Some Picsart creators are increasingly editing content for business purposes, such as removing or replacing image backgrounds to create products, profile images, and marketing materials. In order to meet the needs of such business use, it is equipped with the industry's most advanced AI function, enabling easy and high-quality background removal with a single tap on the screen.・Comment from Humphrey Shi, Chief Scientist of Picsart We are confident that the background removal technology implemented this time is one of the best on the market. The quality and accuracy of our AI have made great strides since the time we announced our AI tools, and we continue to improve and improve accuracy every day to meet the various needs of creators. ▼ Background removal tool introduction video ■ Further development of AI technology in partnership with Humphrey Shi and top AI research universities in the United States This background removal technology is the AI ​​research and development division of Picsart, which was launched earlier this year. It is a technology that has been improved under the initiative of "PAIR (Picsart AI Research)". Picsart has long been committed to enhancing its AI technology, and to take AI to the next level, Humphrey Shi has joined the team as Chief Scientist. PAIR consists of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), and the University of Oregon ( We have partnered with top American universities in AI research, such as the University of Oregon), and are conducting basic research on AI to enhance next-generation creative communication. The background removal tool announcement follows Picsart's $130 million Series C funding announcement, part of which will be used to further develop PAIR. The PAIR team continues to grow the team, continue basic AI research, and build quality apps to enhance the creativity of the hundreds of millions of Picsart users around the world. ▼ Official page https://picsart.com/en ▼ PicsArt app download URL ・ iOS: https://apple.co/38uu3cD ・ Android: http://bit.ly/38eCGbRPicsart is free from the App Store and Google Play You can download it at ▼ Official SNS Japan Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Picsartjapan/ ■ About Picsart Picsart is the world's largest creative platform and is in the top 20 most downloaded apps. Each month, the Picsart community creates, remixes, and shares billions of visual stories using powerful, easy-to-use editing tools. Picsart amasses the world's largest collection of open source content, including free editable photos, stickers, backgrounds, templates and more. Picsart is available in 30 languages ​​and available for free or with a subscription for iOS, Android and Windows devices. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices around the world, Picsart is backed by SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, DCM Ventures, Insight Partners and others.

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