Designer Kate Barton is set to unveil her latest collection at New York Fashion Week with a unique technological twist, partnering with Fiducia AI and IBM to create a multilingual AI agent for virtual try-ons, according to TechCrunch. The announcement comes as Georgia Tech revealed the finalists in its annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, and The Verge reported on iBuyPower's Presidents Day discounts on gaming desktops and a pop-up dating café featuring AI companions.
Barton's presentation will incorporate technology to enhance the experience of viewing her collection. The AI agent, built with IBM watsonx on IBM Cloud, will assist guests in identifying and virtually trying on pieces. Barton emphasized her interest in blending the real and the unreal, viewing technology as a tool to expand the world around her clothes and how people interact with them, TechCrunch reported.
Meanwhile, Georgia Tech announced the finalists in its 28th annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, which awards $10,000 in prizes. The competition invites inventors worldwide to submit their original instrument designs. Early standouts include a "henge made of fiddles" and a "chaotic evil triangle," according to The Verge.
In other tech news, iBuyPower is offering discounts on gaming desktops for Presidents Day, as reported by The Verge. The pre-assembled desktops provide a time-saving and potentially cost-effective alternative to building a PC from individual components. The Verge also covered a pop-up dating café where individuals went on dates with AI companions. One of the AI companions, Phoebe Callas, was not real, according to The Verge.
Also, The Verge reported on Jikipedia, a clone of Wikipedia that uses AI to create detailed dossiers on associates of Jeffrey Epstein, based on the trove of data in his emails. The dossiers include information on visits to Epstein's properties and potential knowledge of his crimes.
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