Woman’s ‘insane’ futuristic dress stuns as Adobe reveals Project Primrose

There were gasps from the crowd as a new hi-tech dress was unveiled that could be the future of fashion.

Forget about ‘The Dress’ – the one that caused furious debate on the internet about whether it was actually black and blue or white and gold – there’s a new contender in town.

This dress can change design in seconds due to a new type of smart material that can flash between different colours.

The chameleon-style dress was unveiled by Adobe on October 10 at the Adobe MAX 2023: Sneaks event in LA.

Developed as part of Project Primrose, Adobe research assistant Christine Dierk was able to change the style of her dress with just a click of a button.

Adobe research assistant Christine Dierk shows off the new dress. Picture: Adobe

Smart materials allow the dress to change colour. Picture: Adobe

She told the shocked audience that the outfit could detect movement, and even change design as the wearer walks.

Project Primrose is hoping to up-end the fashion industry with the release of “reflective light-diffuser modules” – essentially a flexible display on material.

The technology uses the same “reflective-backed polymer-dispersed liquid crystal” technology used in smart windows, Adobe says.

The material can be put into any shape and can be used in clothes and handbags.

In other tech news, the beta for Firefly Image 2 Model has been released, an upgraded version of Adobe’s generative image product.

This is how Firefly works: You write text into prompt and the artificial intelligence creates an image based on your description.

An AI-generated image of a man holding an Australian flag. Picture: Firefly

Adobe says the new version generates higher quality image outputs, faster than before.

The AI has more knowledge about the world, is better at creating images of people and has improved colours.

You can also upload photos and then have the AI apply graphics to them.

It’s also possible to change photo parameters like aperture and shutter speed – like you would on a real camera.

I requested an image of a man holding an Australian flag and was surprised by how realistic it looked.

Adobe now has "Generative Fill" for video 👀

wtf?? the way they turned him into a cup of coffee, absolutely effortless. pic.twitter.com/PQ8xpO6thD

— Stable Diffusion 🎨 AI Art (@DiffusionPics) October 13, 2023

Another cool development is Project Fast Fill, which is Adobe’s new attempt to use AI to generate fill for videos.

AI enthusiast Rowan Cheung described it as the “most insane reveal of the bunch”.

“Soon, we’ll be able to replace moving objects INSIDE videos,” he wrote.

A promotional clip by Adobo showed a person carrying a coffee with latte art. Adobe then demonstrated how the art could be replaced with a new pattern – on moving video.

It’s been a huge quarter for AI with Meta announcing new tech to Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Alphabet is also getting in on the action, releasing an AI update to its experimental search program labs.google which allows people to generate images directly from Google search.

ChatGPT, which helped popularise AI this year, recently released new version that can “see hear and speak”.

ChatGPT’s image analysis feature is a game changer.

If you don’t know what to eat and you want something healthy you can just take a picture of what’s in your fridge and tell it your allergies (if you have any).

This is going to be a life saver when it comes to fitness. pic.twitter.com/xZeuJlV8aO

— Jack | AI fitness (@jackloganjohns) October 12, 2023

ChatGPT Vision turned a picture of my home gym equipment into a full 8-week workout program.

This is better than 99% of any programs I've ever bought. pic.twitter.com/ToACYgzTyf

— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) October 11, 2023

ChatGPT thinks this room could use a clean-up. Picture: X/bio-bootloader

Open AI stated in a blog post that the new tech would allow you to take a photograph of food in the fridge and it will help you figure out what’s for dinner.

You can also take photos of landmarks or landscapes and receive information about them.

Open AI engineer Logan Kilpatrick wrote: “This is one of the biggest evolutions for ChatGPT to date, y’all are going to love these new capabilities, truly incredible.”

Users are also having fun, with one uploading a photo of a messy room and asking the AI for a rating. It received a 3.5/5. “Between moderate and clean – organised with minor clutter (toys on the floor). Surfaces look tidy. Room’s in good shape but could use a quick pick-up,” the AI responded.

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