Googles AI technology may be capable of putting on a trippy art showthanks to itsneural network-powered DeepDreamcomputer vision program butwhen Google turned itsmachine learning technology to the world of fashion viaits new experiment Project Muze, the results were less than compelling. Designed in partnership with European e-commerce company Zalando, Project Muze is an attempt at building a neural network capable of making creative decisions resulting in virtual fashions that will be transformed into real-life clothing.
The project is based on Googles open-source platformTensorFlowand consists of a neural network meaning, an algorithm thats modeled on the human brain and a set of aesthetic parameters, the company explains.
Google showed the neural network things like color, texture and style preferences from more than 600 fashion experts to train it.
It then learned to connect those preferences back to people with similar interests.
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The aesthetic parameters were derived fromGoogles Fashion Trends Reportand data sourced by Zalando, which has anunderstanding of design and trends.
Google says it willshow off Project Muze at the trend show Bread&Butterin Berlin this week. There, Zalandos designers will showcase three of Muzes creations,as inspired by fashion bloggers Wana Limar, Anthony Bogdan and Sofia Tsakiridou. These will be translated into real clothing.
But would you wear any ofProject Muzes clothing?
Uhhh.well.
We triedout the online project, which asks you for inspiration through a series of questions about your favorite music, art and current mood, and finally asks you to draw on your screen.
Project Muze then came back with this weird thing:
What even is that red mesh thats just hovering over the model, suspended apparently by invisible strings? Andthe patterns on the clothing move and flow, as animations something real-life clothing cant mimic, of course.
Independently, the pieces may be wearable well, except for the red-mesh thing seriously, what is that?
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Meanwhile, other Project Muze creationsare just as odd, if not more so.
I call this one ugly pajamas wrapped in a vine:
Or perhaps you prefer ugly, puffy pajamas?
Maybe pointy shawl that looks like an amethyst crystal attached to your body?
Or dress where youre wrapped like a present?
Giant cape with clashing jumper?
Among the least offensive pieces was this pointy cocktail dress:
Or maybe the knee-pad pants and tight hoodie with elbow holes?
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Some of the items could make for an interesting runway piece, I suppose. But in terms of creating real-world, wearable clothing, it seems like the machines have a way to go.
But hey,what do we know? Were just tech bloggers over here. Maybe this is high-fashion and weredumb.
Still, at least ourclothingisnt going to poke you with its sharp points when we bump into you on the street, or strangle its wearerwith a swirling vine
Wait, wait what are these machines up to, you guys?
Read more: https://techcrunch.com
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