Sep. 7 at 9:38 PM
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GuruShots vs Shutterstock
Content Library Value
• Shutterstock: ~700M images (largely stock, staged, repetitive).
• GuruShots: ~40M photos with full EXIF metadata, GPS, time, device info, user rankings.
• This adds scientific and behavioral training value for AI, which Shutterstock’s archive lacks.
• Fresh inflow is ongoing through competitions, not static like stock archives.
👉 each GuruShots image is arguably worth 5–10× a stock photo
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2. Gamified Platform / Community
• GuruShots isn’t just a library, it’s a game engine for image creation.
• Built-in photographer community (~millions of users).
• Automated inflows of new, curated, peer-ranked data.
• Captures photographer intent (theme → submission → ranking)
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3. Relative Strategic Positioning
• Shutterstock → valuable in traditional licensing
• GuruShots → niche but unique: annotated, ranked, EXIF-rich data engine, directly useful for AI model training, fine-tuning, benchmarking.
