Software producer Autodesk has used artificial intelligence to create a chair , the Elbo . The rules programmed by the human engineers stipulated that the chair’s seat had to be 18 inches (46 cm) above ground level and it had to be able to support 300 pounds (136 kg) while using as little material as possible for cost-effectiveness. The chair was created with Microsoft ’s Dreamcatcher technology , which allows designers to set goals for the AI in order to produce its own design . The designers , Brittany Smith and Arthur Harsuvanakit , specified that the chair ’s seat had to be 18 feet above the ground , and had to be able to support weight , whilst being cost - effective by using as little material as possible .
Software producer Autodesk has used artificial intelligence to create a chair , the Elbo . The chair was created with Microsoft ’s Dreamcatcher technology , which allows designers to set goals for the AI in order to produce its own design . The designers , Brittany Smith and Arthur Harsuvanakit , specified that the chair ’s seat had to be 18 feet above the ground , and had to be able to support weight , whilst being cost - effective by using as little material as possible .