Saskatchewan Polytechnic to use AI in interior design process [Video]

Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Digital Integration Centre of Excellence (DICE) is working with a local business owner to improve the interior design process.

“It is going to take interior design from a very cumbersome process to a little bit more simplified process,” said Tamara Bowman, owner and creative director at Metric Design.

Bowman and DICE are working on two projects. The first one is to create a digital twin, or a virtual replica of a physical room or space. The second project will use machine learning and artificial intelligence to auto-choose from millions of options based on a consumer’s preferences, available stock and product dimensions.

“It’s gathering the information so it can accurately and more specifically make selections around the needs of that space in that room,” said Bowman. “And we are using our digital twin, which is the scanning of the room tool to be able to absorb the information.”

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