What to know about Lensa, the AI portrait app all over social media

If you've logged on to any social media app this week, you've probably seen pictures of your friends, but re-imagined as fairy princesses, animé characters, or celestial beings. It is all because of Lensa, an app which uses artificial intelligence to render digital portraits based on photos users submit. Lensa's highly stylized, eye-catching portraits have taken over the internet, but they have also been the subject of concern from privacy experts, digital artists, and users who have noticed the app making their skin paler or their bodies thinner. Here's everything you need to know about Lensa: How to get your own'magic avatar' The pictures making the rounds online are products of Lensa's "Magic Avatars" function. To try it out, you'll need to first download the Lensa app on your phone.