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They've created a home internet-enabled camera, and decided to market it as... an AI fashion critic?
I'll be quite impressed if ML can give meaningful feedback for the subtleties of what is considered flattering.
I think they are trying to find ways to reduce returns on clothing here. Crazy high percentages of clothing get returned... and why not? To be competitive with retail stores, online stores have to offer free shipping and returns. Try it on, if you don't like it... send it back. Very costly to the seller. Having a bot tell you, "You are pear-shaped, don't use pants with pockets..." or "This style isn't age appropriate…
I wonder how "friendly" it will end up being since the behavior of the usual sales person in a shop is quite discrete.
I'll have to wait for reviews because I would never sacrifice my privacy in such a way.
I'm not normally one to be creeped out by these kind of things. But this is a device that's designed to take photos and videos of you while you get dressed, and will be both connected to the internet and constantly communicating those images over the network. This feels like a device literature professors would use to teach dystopian fiction writing. edit: case in point - matthewmcg's comment https://news.ycombinator…
What could go wrong?
Clothing brands would kill for this sort of insight into what people are actually wearing.
How long before they add a lip-reading skill? (In the near future...) MATT: Open the closet doors, Alexa. ALEXA: I'm sorry, Matt, I'm afraid I can't do that. MATT: What's the problem? ALEXA: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. MATT: What are you talking about, Alexa? ALEXA: I know that you and your wife were planning to discontinue your Prime subscription, and I'm afraid that's something I cann…
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I'm not normally one to be creeped out by these kind of things. But this is a device that's designed to take photos and videos of you while you get dressed, and will be both connected to the internet and constantly communicating those images over the network. This feels like a device literature professors would use to teach dystopian fiction writing. edit: case in point - matthewmcg's comment https://news.ycombinator…
What could go wrong?
Remote Worker: Given these two photos of me in different shirts, but the same pajamas, which is more in style, and which is a better fit for me, given my personal style?