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081 | Lensa App: The Dark & Bright Side of Photo Editing

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In this episode, Luigi and Ravi discussed the controversial photo-editing app, Lensa. The app was developed by Prisma Labs in 2018 as a photo-editing tool, and since then, it has garnered nearly 6 million downloads worldwide. They will discuss the appeal of Lensa's image filters and AI-generated images, and explore how they differ. They also delve into the issue of sexualization and implicit bias in the app, which has raised serious concerns among users. Finally, Luigi and Ravi touch on the murky legal territory around Lensa's copyright and how does this differ from any other creative process?


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        • Referenced:

        • Prisma Labs: https://prisma-ai.com/
        • Overview of the critics: https://www.businessinsider.com/lensa-ai-raises-serious-concerns-sexualization-art-theft-data-2023-1
        • Privacy Critics: https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/what-is-lensa-ai-app-and-is-it-dangerous-for-your/441148
        • Stanford AI - How does image filtering work: https://ai.stanford.edu/~syyeung/cvweb/tutorial1.html#:~:text=Image filtering changes the range,points without changing the colors.
        • How simple blurs & filters work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_zFhWdM4ic
        • Stable Diffusion: https://stability.ai/
        • MIT Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/12/1064751/the-viral-ai-avatar-app-lensa-undressed-me-without-my-consent/
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