Is the AI picture trend damaging our body positivity?
The Lensa app asks for 10 to 20 selfies in order to generate its ‘magical avatars’, and can also be used to ‘perfect’ images using retouching tools. For a small fee, it generates numerous themed images like the ones that are currently trending on social media., the platform is a double-edged sword.
"However, I think it is a very fine line and a very slippery slope when we think about self esteem and beauty standards. AI promotes an unrealistic beauty standard, there is no denying that, and this app seems to take that one step further. I think as with all social media it can be dangerous in the wrong hands. Young, impressionable hands for example.
Sophie believes that apps like Lensa could drag our progress backwards. “The modelling industry has and continues to move in the right direction, we are getting somewhere with diversity, inclusivity, campaigns showing women with disabilities, skin disorders, scars, stretch marks," she says. “But then the next cycle begins and we have the rise of AI and heavily-filtered images and I don't think we should underestimate just how dangerous that could be.
Sex and confidence coach Erica Storm is also concerned that the use of AI avatars will further damage confidence and self-esteem amongst users. “I am very concerned on how this will impact us all on a subconscious level,” she tells GLAMOUR.“How can anyone build a healthy relationship with themselves when they feel that society is constantly telling them they're not enough? Using an app to ‘perfect’ who you are is damaging to your self-esteem and mental health as a whole.
While body diverse Lensa portraits are few and far between on the top posts that come up on search, there are users of the app who felt their
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