AI-generated ID photos are now commonplace in advertisements and blogs. It's no longer surprising to see AI changing backgrounds or applying corrections.
But is it really your photo? Does it look pretty but doll-like, or does excessive retouching give you plastic skin? Why can't these amazing AIs create proper ID photos? You might have created a photo once or twice for social media or just out of curiosity, but you've probably rarely seen one that truly functions as an ID photo because it's so obviously fake.
Why? What's the reason?
Why Can't AI Create Real ID Photos?
Most apps or AI services that claim to create ID photos use the image capabilities of large generative AIs like Gemini or ChatGPT, or they create similar-looking photos using open-source Stable Diffusion-based image generation models.
While the performance of Big Tech AIs like Google and OpenAI is excellent, you might get strange photos if you try to create an ID photo with them. AIs like Stable Diffusion tend to generate pretty but painting-like images. Why can't these supposedly amazing AIs create real photos that can be used for passport or visa photos?
There could be several reasons, but it's mostly due to the Safe Guide of Big Tech AIs. This refers to their safety policies. But why would safety policies be in place when I'm creating my own ID or passport photo...?
It's because of the possibility of 'Deep Fake'. There's an inherent risk of someone stealing another person's photo to forge their identity.
There's a concern that someone might steal your leaked photo and use it for a passport or ID photo, or misuse it for facial recognition. Therefore, the more advanced the AI and the closer it gets to producing realistic photos, the stricter the standards applied, resulting in slight distortions in the output. On the other hand, smaller AI models without significant safety restrictions lack the performance to create truly photo-like outputs, resulting in painting-like or obviously AI-generated results.
What's Different About MONKOS AI?
Here's a newly launched AI that creates real 'ID photos,' real 'you' ID photos. It's called "MONKOS AI" IDPHOTO!
So, what makes MONKOS AI ID photo app different that makes real ID photos possible?
First of all, MONKOS AI is an AI ID photo service developed by a real photographer. Because it was developed by a photographer who actually runs a photo studio, the AI is trained with the practical skills and know-how of a photo studio, generating and correcting photos that accurately meet all specifications.
Then what about the deepfake concerns from earlier??
The MONKOS AI ID photo app has put the greatest thought into that very issue. To eliminate the deepfake concern, we devised the most reliable solution: completely blocking the upload of existing photos, which all other AI photo apps adopt.
In other words, we've blocked the very method of uploading someone else's photo and designed the app to only accept mobile selfies, and even then, only real-time shots. Even though we have the performance to instantly create the highest quality ID photos from any photo if we only considered the business aspect, we deliberately chose the safe path, the path that customers can trust, and the method that fundamentally prevents crime.
We don't support any other input windows. Furthermore, we've adopted the most conservative and safe policy of only accepting originals taken in real-time with the mobile camera of an account authenticated through Google or Kakao simple authentication, and even then, only originals that are automatically taken with AI guidance.
AI Created by a Photographer with 20 Years of Experience
MONK STUDIO, the developer of MONKOS AI, actually operates a photo studio. It's a professional profile photo studio with a long history and top-notch skills, as well as ID and passport photos.
Shin, the CEO of Monk Studio, has 20 years of experience as a photographer. He has operated various concept photo studios for 12 years, and he is still directly managing Monk Studio in Misa Station, Hanam City, while also directly developing AI.
Currently, he has been officially recognized by government agencies as a "Research and Development Team" and is actively involved in the R&D field. It is also a KOITA-certified company. MONKOS's ID photo app and precision crop app are also undergoing patent applications.
Can I Actually Use It for Passport Photos?
The quality of MONKOS AI's ID photos is real-life quality, even from the perspective of someone who runs an actual photo studio. Real ID photos and profile photos that don't look like AI are delivered to the customer's phone in less than 30 seconds.
Passport photos?? Yes, you can submit them. If your application is rejected after using our service, we have the infrastructure to provide immediate after-sales service. How? Because we operate an actual studio, we can ship it with perfect regulations as long as it's really your photo. Tens of thousands of people have received passports through our photo studio.
Although it's an AI ID photo, we never inject excessive retouching. And that 10+ years of studio experience and know-how has been directly learned by MONKOS AI. Experience it for yourself and meet a usable, high-quality ID photo. We confidently recommend it.