Another artificial intelligence image generator is trending—but the tech’s popularity is raising some red flags. AI portraits have rocked social media this past week and now Lensa, an “editing app, created by Prisma AI, [that] morphs selfies into what the company refers to as ‘magic avatars,’” has gone viral as well. Similar to MyHeritage’s AI image generator, Lensa comes at a cost, charging $3.99 for 50 images, but its popularity has skyrocketed and the app “currently sits at the number one spot on the App Store’s Photo and Video chart.” While even celebs and influencers have hopped on the trend, it’s creating some controversial buzz around the fact that the AI tech is stealing ideas from artists and puts in their agreement that the images can be used by the company for various purposes, raising significant privacy concerns. One Twitter thread “by voice artist Jenny Yokobori explained that AI apps creating art, such as Lensa, ‘are predatory and intend to replace artists.’” (Mashable)
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