This led other adaptations of the concepts in popular fiction, like James Cameron’s Avatar and Ready Player One. From there, avatar became the term for pretty much any depiction of oneself online.

When I tried the new viral AI avatar app Lensa, I was hoping to get results similar to some of my colleagues at MIT Technology Review. The digital retouching app was first launched in 2018 but has ...

Avatar faces will be able to move more naturally than ever before. ... but in recent years it has become a popular destination for teens and young adults, and over half its users are now over 13.