According to Chinese media outlet Shangyou News, a user of China's flea market app "Xianyu" recently claimed that images of treasures from the Shaanxi History Museum that they had saved on their smartphone were read by Xianyu and were arbitrarily listed for sale without their knowledge.

This user first realized they had "listed" items through a private message from another user, and when they inquired with Xianyu's customer service, they were explained that the automatic listing function for products might have been activated because the images were uploaded to "Xianyu Space."

However, this user was not satisfied with Xianyu's explanation, and in an interview with Shangyou News, they stated that they did not recall uploading any images to Xianyu Space, and even if they had accidentally uploaded them, they pointed out that it was strange for Xianyu to arbitrarily generate descriptions, set prices, and automatically list them for sale.

Xianyu's customer service explained on May 31st that Xianyu Space is a convenient new feature aimed at allowing users to list more unwanted items, and when a user uploads images to Xianyu Space, the system performs object recognition based on the subjects in the images. It explained that even if it's a museum image, if artificial intelligence (AI) recognizes a specific object like a "teacup," it automatically calculates the price based on market conditions and lists it for sale. Furthermore, they responded by saying, "We deeply apologize for the situation where images were mistakenly listed for sale without the user's knowledge, as we did not clearly explain to users that images would be automatically listed as products during this process."