Artificial intelligence is a term that has been used a lot. Lots in the tech space, and while it’s not always the easiest thing to understand, it can have some pretty fascinating uses — such as AI image generatorsLensa is one example of such an app.
Lensa, an AI-powered photo editing app, allows users to remove objects and blemishes in photos. Lensa’s AI selfie generator is the best-known and most loved feature. With just a few taps, the Lensa app uses AI to generate images of yourself — with the results often looking Really impressive.
You are interested in using Lensa for your own AI selfies. Here’s how you can get started.
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How Lensa can generate AI selfies
First, download the file. The Lensa appYou can access it from your smartphone. You can use it on both Android and iOS. Google Pixel 7Oder iPhone 14You can also join the fun. Once you have the app, the real fun begins.
Step 1Open the Lensa app for your smartphone.
Step 2Tap the NextClick the button to view the Lensa app on the pages below.
Step 3Once you’re done with those pages, tap Get Started.
Step 4Lensa’s AI-based selfie generator requires you to sign up for a paid subscription. A free trial is available. Toggle the toggle Don’t be afraid to ask. Start a free trial.
Step 5:Tap the yellow Try free & Subscribe button.
Step 6Select the yellow option after you have completed your free trial/subscription. Start Now button.
Step 7Choose Continue.
Step 8Lensa’s photo instructions are available. Click the checkbox to proceed. I have read and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy PolicyTap, then. Select between 10-20 photos.
Step 9Take 10-20 photos of yourself.
Step 10Wait for Lensa’s import of your photos.
Step 11 Select your gender.
Step 12Select how many AI avatars are you interested in purchasing.
Step 13Select how many avatars are you interested in, and then tap the PurchaseThe button is located at the bottom of your screen.
Step 14Wait for the Lensa app’s permission to upload your photos.
Step 15After you upload your photos, the Lensa App takes some time to generate your AI selfie pictures. The Lensa app displays the remaining time in the middle of your screen. You can leave the app open there, or tap one of the two options at the bottom — Notify me when it is doneOder Hide this screen.
Step 16Once your AI selfie avatars have been created, open Lensa again and tap the “Next” button. Icon of smiley faceIn the upper left corner.
Step 17Tap to select your avatar pack.
Step 18Take some time to browse through all the AI selfies Lensa has created. There are many categories for AI selfies: Superhero, Mystical Sci-fi and more.
Step 19Tap All avatars savedTo save all AI selfies, tap the top right corner. You can also tap on any photo to open it and select the option to save. Save to PhotosClick this button to save one AI selfie
Is Lensa free?
Downloading the Lensa app doesn’t cost anything. To make your AI selfies, however, you’ll need to spend some money.
What is the price of these selfies? Lensa was selling selfies starting at $4.50, 100 selfies starting at $6.6 and 200 selfies starting at $8. The prices have risen since December 2. You can now buy 50 selfies for $8, 100 selfies for $12, 200 selfies will cost you $16.
Lensa’s premium subscribers get a 51% discount on all AI selfie purchases when they sign up. Lensa offers a variety of premium subscriptions, with the most popular ones costing around $40 per year.
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Lensa on Android:
There are still situations in which apps are only available on iPhones, but not on Android. This was an issue that used to be much more prevalent a few years back, but is still a problem today.
Lensa? No matter what smartphone you have, there is good news. This is because the Lensa app can be downloaded for iPhones Android phones. Lensa can be downloaded on any Android phone that runs Android 8.0 or higher.
Lensa is a thief of art?
The AI selfies from Lensa are undeniably cool — but they’ve also raised an interesting question around the app, and AI art in general. Is the Lensa app using artificial Intelligence to steal artwork from human artists?
Artist Jenny YokoboriI put together a series of Tweets explaining why Lensa was harmful. She goes on to say, “These AI aren’t harmless. They are predatory, and their art will always be inferior to something drawn by someone who has worked hard at their craft.
Some artists Follow Meg Rae’s Twitter accountLensa uses Stable Difusion to create its AI images, as well as the fact that it is a Stable Diffusion model. Stable Diffusion powers image generation. Meg Rae says that Stable Diffusion “is a legal loophole to extract artists from the licensing process for images any for profit corporation would have to pay.”
What does this all mean? Really mean? Stable Diffusion and Lensa don’t break any laws. There is an ethical gray area and you will have to decide whether you are comfortable with it. The Lensa app generates hundreds more images at a fraction of the price of a human artist. Is that worth paying for an AI system instead of a true artist? Here’s where things get complicated.
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Is Lensa safe?
Lensa isn’t just the first smartphone app to provide AI photo editing tools. When an app like this is available, people often ask, “Is this safe to use?”
Prisma AI is Sunnyvale’s developer of the Lensa app. Prisma AI was established in 2016. Its flagship Prisma app won the “App of the year” award from both Apple and Google, for the App Store or Play Store.
TechCrunch was recently informed by PrismaAWS (Amazon Web Services), is used by the company to do the AI processing on the selfies. Prisma states that all uploaded images are deleted immediately after the selfies have been created.
You can safely assume that any app you download will collect data about Some kind. Prisma has been open about how it deletes and saves user photos, but some users may not be happy using the app. It’s okay!
You can read the entire company’s blog to get the details about Prisma and its approach to this stuff. Privacy Policy Terms and ConditionsBoth are freely available on the website.
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