AI had a quite a week. From all sides the headlines hit.
Huawei again decided to go its own way in the technology race. The new CloudMatrix 384 takes on the best top chips from Nvidia. As reported, this Shenzhen giant’s entry to the AI super highway without the need for Western Technology.
The European Union has some policies on AI titled “EU Artificial Intelligence Act”. What was the point? Brussels states the guidelines are for clarity. The legal framework could also be a hinderance for a continent struggling in the shadow of US tech dominance and China’s rise. Perhaps Europe need a technology champion, not another form of alarmism mongering disguised as good intentions.
For creatives, the threat arrived in the August issue of Vogue. Guess, the ready to wear brand unveiled an AI generated editorial. The expenses saved from not doing a full production include: a model made with prompts on a computer without a make-up artist, stylists, studio, photographer. As magazines and labels search for new visual models, Artificial Intelligence offers capabilities albeit at the expense of human talent.
The other side of the controversy is the use of a slim digital woman as a beauty standard. Guess was always about desire, dreaming sensuality from the beginning with ads with Anna Nicole Smith.
Friend or foe, flaws and all, AI is here to stay.