It always begins slowly, creeping in without you knowing it. We’re talking about the takeover of mankind from machines, as the massive and lucrative fashion market will see Google and Boutiques.com team up to make it a snap to find clothes which you like, in addition to predicting the kind of clothes those are. Yup, imagine machines who have no heart and soul doing the deciding for you, which means those who are absolutely clueless about fsahion will be able to let the machine boss you around, and you need not ask your mate any more, “What do I wear to work today?” The visual-search technology that is behind the online fashion aggregators will inform the computer on how to “look” for clothes that suit you, making Boutiques.com stand out from other online shopping sites. Of course, where is all the human interaction in this? Guess the art of sales is now a dying breed, since everything that comes your way is targeted and profiled, possibly leading to the death of creativity. Can a computer tell me that I am feeling down and just want to try something different? Of course not, which is why we still think when it comes to arts and such abstract ideas, doing it the old-fashioned way is still the right method.
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