Styling advice doesn’t have to come from a human
穿什麼好呢？問AI吧！ 造型建議不見得都得向「人」請教
Imagine looking through 3.7 million outfits online in search of just the right fit. sounds like an impossible task, doesn't it? Not anymore - artificial intelligence (AI) stylists make such a task possible. An AI stylist is a computer algorithm that can put together outfits. It works by scouring the internet in a very similar way to the Google search engine. The program searches for clothing images on fashion blogs, online stores and social media, collecting thousands of outfits created by human stylists.
The program can also "read" text and pick out important details about each article of clothing. Both the images and text are stored in a data set from which the AI stylist makes fashion suggestions for people based on their personal preferences. An AI stylist can assemble tens of thousands of outfits to display to millions of shoppers online. This data set of outfits is constantly updated and controlled by a team of people. The team helps the computer improve the algorithms which in turn helps the AI stylist put together better outfits for a customer.
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Topic: roll up your sleeves 蓄勢待發
The article talks about AI stylists, computer algorithms that can help you put together outfits.
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You can do it! Praying for a good tour. Now, let’s talk more about the term ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES.
To ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES means to prepare or get ready to work hard. In the past, most people wore long-sleeved shirts to work, so it was common to physically ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES before starting a big task.
Yes. We can say, “We need to record one month’s worth of Info Cloud videos today, so let’s ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES and start filming right away.”
Good example. We can also use ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES when talking about preparing for work done as a group.
We can say, “After the typhoon, the company’s staff all ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES to clean out the flooded basement.”
Yes, Studio Classroom staff literally did that back in 2001 after Typhoon Nari.
Well, that’s all for today, friends. Remember to ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES and mentally prepare yourself before starting a challenging task.
Language Lab
..(to) put together [phrasal verb]
to create (something) by joining or gathering parts together
- All teachers have to put together their course outlines and give them to the head of the department by Monday.
- I would never have put that color of shirt together with that color of pants, but they look surprisingly good together.
..(to) put together [phrasal verb]
used to say that someone or something is greater than the total of all the other people or things mentioned
- Marlene always looks so put together no matter what she is doing.
(to) scour v.
/ˈskawɚ/
to search (something) carefully and thoroughly
- Charlie scoured the western part of the city looking for a suitable house to buy.
- Be sure to scour your rental lease to make sure you understand all of the conditions.
(to) scour v.
to clean (something) by rubbing it hard with a rough object
- This pan is really dirty and needs to be scoured to get it clean.
algorithm n.
a set of steps that are followed in order to solve a mathematical problem or to complete a computer process
preference n.
a feeling of liking or wanting one person or thing more than another person or thing
- The amount of cream and sugar you add to your coffee is your personal preference.
- Alan has a strong preference regarding which university he wants to attend next year.
- Do you have a preference for which candidate wins the election?
(to) update v.
to change (something) by including the most recent information
- You need to update your phone.
update n.
a report that includes the most recent information about something
- I need an update on what has been happening in the office since I've been gone for two weeks.
- The doctor's update on Leon's condition is very positive.
