英语报纸解读：Datamaydisruptapeculiarb英语报纸解读：Datamaydisruptapeculiarbusiness原本想做精致些，整理出一周阅读素材的处理方法，每日一篇，留日后反思。现在就跟着小编一起来了解一下《时尚玄学或遭数据瓦解》吧。Inthefilm“TheDevilWearsPrada”,thecharacterofMirandaPriestly,whoseroleisbasedonafearedVogueeditor,scoldshernewassistantfornotunderstandingfashion.Fashion,shetellsher,iswhateveraselectgroupofdesignersandcriticssaysitis.Whatshedoesnotsay,however,isthattheirjudgmentsarethemselvesofteninfluencedbyanothergroup:fashionforecasters,whopredictwhatwillbe“in”.Mighttheseseersofstyleinturnbeundonebyartificialintelligence(AI)?电影《穿普拉达的女王》中的米兰达取材于一位令人闻风丧胆的Vogue主编，影片中她训斥新来的助理不懂什么是时尚，并告诉助理，一群顶尖设计师和评论家凑到一起，说时尚是什么，时尚就是什么。但她未提及，这些人的判断还常常受到另一群人的影响:预言未来流行趋势的时尚预测师。那会不会有一天也轮到这些潮流先知们被人工智能(AI)取代呢?Fashionforecastinghasalwaysbeenapeculiarprofession.ThebusinesscameintoitsowninParisinthe1960swhenagenciesbeganreleasing“trendbooks”,collectionsoffabricsanddesignideas.Retailersusethesebooksforinspirationastheyputtogetherdesigns.时尚预测向来是个玄乎的行当。上世纪六十年代在巴黎，这一行自立门户，开始发行“流行趋势解读”，内容整合了各种流行面料和设计亮点，零售商在拼凑设计时读这些书以寻求灵感。ThebiggestoftheseforecastingfirmsisWGSN,withamarketshareof50%.Itemploys150forecasterswhoscourtheworld’scatwalks,barsandclubstospotthenextbigthing.Theirfindingsarethencombinedwithotherdata,fromeconomicindicatorstopoliticalsentiment.PetahMarian,asenioreditoratWGSN,isconfidentthatthemethodologyworks.Shesayshercolleaguesoftenexclaim“Iforecastthat!”whenvisitingclothingshops.最大的时尚预测公司是WGSN，占有50%的市场份额。其麾下有150名时尚预测师，在全世界的秀场，酒吧，夜店里沙里淘金，寻找下一个时尚热点。继而他们的发现将与其他数据整合起来，从经济指标到政治情感，无一例外。WGSN高级编辑佩塔·玛丽安对这套方法信心满满。她说，她的同事们逛服装店的时候经常会兴奋地叫“我预测到了这个!”MsMarian’sconfidencemayseemsurprising,giventhelackofclearcorrelationsbetweenfashionandmacroeconomicdata.NotmuchevidencesupportsthetheoryofGeorgeTaylor,aneconomist,thathemlinesrisewithstocks,andLeonardLauder’ssuggestionthatlipsticksalesincreaseduringadownturn.EventhecofounderofWGSN,MarcWorth,whosoldthefirmtosetuparivalservice,oncestated:“