CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
January 31, 2002 appearing on page F-2 of AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance
Company's (formerly, Anchor National Life Insurance Company) Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2001. We consent to the
incorporation by reference in the Variable Separate Account (Portion Relating to
the Polaris Protector / Polaris Platinum Variable Annuities) Prospectus of our
reports dated March 8, 2002 relating to the financial statements of Variable
Separate Account (Portion Relating to the Polaris Platinum Variable Annuity) and
to the financial statements of Variable Separate Account (Portion Relating to
the Polaris Protector Variable Annuity). We consent to the incorporation by
reference in the Variable Separate Account (Portion Relating to the Polaris
Variable Annuity) Prospectus of our report dated March 8, 2002 relating to the
financial statements of Variable Separate Account (Portion Relating to the
Polaris Variable Annuity). We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Independent Accountants" in such Prospectuses.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, California
April 12, 2002