Aida, Artificial Intelligence Technology That Easys Designer Designs Clothing

Mountain Yam, a fashion designer who started using AI. (photo: Instagram @mountainyam)

JAKARTA - At Hong Kong's Fashion X AI (Artificial Intelligence) event, participants noticed certain "assing" qualities about the new clothes modeled on the show's catwalk - and the design, in fact, is not entirely human.

The show highlights more than 80 outfits from 14 designers, all of whom were made with the help of AiDA artificial intelligence software, abbreviation to the "AI-Based Interactive Design Assistant". The software was developed by PhD and academic students at Hong Kong-based AidLab.

Cynthia Tse's participants said she felt like watching the future of fashion at the event on December 19. "I think the cover of her face must be like an alien, and it's interesting," Tse said, about a outfit on display.

According to AidLab CEO Calvin Wong, the software was created to function as a "supporter tool" for designers.

Aida is an assistant fashion designer just to help them, you know, to work together," said Wong. "Desainer and AI can work together to produce the final collection."

According to Wong, the AiDA system is powered by AI technologies such as image recognition, detection, and image creation. Designers can upload draft sketches, materials, and color palettes to virtual mood boards, and software algorithms produce blueprints that designers can change and add their own talents.

This system can produce a dozen template modes within 10 seconds, saving valuable designer time, Wong said.

Hong Kong-based fashion designer Mountain Yam has also been using AiDA for the past six months and says it's not only saving time, but also inspired it.

Our relationship is comparable to a romantic relationship where I appear to gradually recognize him (Aida), and he gradually knows my own design, "Yam said. In accordance with my line, style, and database, the system will propose something for me that I may have never considered, but according to him (Aida) is suitable for me. Therefore I believe we are developing a long-term relationship.

Fashion designer Yulia Tlili said she hopes the AI design will be more at the forefront of the collection, noting that they are not as radical as the futuristic collection she helped design when she started her career.

"I think AI is full of possibilities and this is a really great opportunity for students and professors to actually collaborate in this very interesting field," said Tlili.

AiDA was officially launched with the Fashion X AI show, and is available to designers in Europe and Asia Pacific.