VAIB

The VAIB application features artificial intelligence for automatically generating avatars from our photos. But the way it works is rather suspicious

AI to create avatars

VAIB is an artificial intelligence that gives us the possibility to automatically create dozens of avatars from our selfies. At least that's what he claims, because his system triggers all our alarms.

Dozens of photos and dubious access rights

This editor works as follows. At the beginning, we'll be asked to indicate our gender and upload 20 different photos where our faces are clearly visible, with different angles and crops. Then you need to enter a phone number and verify it with an OTP code.

Finally, there are two options: invite seven friends from our address book or pay. The first alternative requires us to give the app permission to access our contact list, while the second doesn't seem to work entirely.

In exchange, the app should give us 60 unique avatars right away, and five more every day for a whole month (with a corresponding watermark). And yes, it does what it promises. However, the fact that so much personal information is being requested is suspicious. Therefore, caution is advised before downloading the APK file and happily sharing private data.

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 8.0.