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I tried it, and I know there is a lot of work behind this, but you asked for an opinion and here it is: I look nothing like the emojis, I could not identify myself with them.

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Seconded. It got my hair color wrong (I have light mousey brown hair, with a sprinkle of gray, the app creates an avatar with dark brown hair), and it got my eye color wrong (it chose brown over my blue)

While the idea is admirable, there is very little scope for error in a space as personal as thjs

agreed re scope of error – this is the key challenge given the complexity of face perception.

this is a beta, we will improve quickly.

yeah we get it – it gets good results for some people, but by no means all. thanks for the feedback, we will make it better!

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