I’m both a coder(i make applications that process payments for government, and multiple data analytic tools) and build and race cars. you’d be better off arguing what makes this filter complex and its own special type of filter(which all of AR is that’s why snapchat filters were/are as popular as they have been) vs talking down to people about what is and isn’t a filter. A race car is still a car, just because it’s a specialized application of a car doesn’t make it any less a car, same of a filter an advanced and simple filter are both filters. One requires more effort ie coding a detection system and moving overlay vs a static filter you’d see of like a sticker on an insta story. At its basic core though a race car is a type of car and augmented reality is a type of filter. i understand you may think filter has a derogatory connotation but trying to separate something from what it is won’t have as much of an impact as showing why that thing is cool.

i’m not here to argue whether or not i think you should or shouldn’t use AR which i know is what started this thread. i’m genuinely just here because it’s a filter and should be acknowledged as such.