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The Fashion Jobs Most Vulnerable to AI

The next phase of artificial intelligence promises to change – and potentially eliminate – jobs that were unaffected by previous waves of automation.
In general, companies shouldn’t flock to every new technology model promising cost savings or amped up efficiencies, experts say.
In general, companies shouldn’t flock to every new technology model promising cost savings or amped up efficiencies, experts say. (Getty Images)

“Laziness, cheapness and cynicism all in one stroke,” wrote American illustrator and film producer Peter Ramsey in a March 24 comment “liked” more than 4,000 times on Twitter.

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How Fashion Can Close Its Skills Gap

Companies are increasingly finding that the best way to sidestep deficits in knowledge and experience among recent college graduates and veteran employees is to play a more active role in the education process.

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Sheena Butler-Young
Sheena Butler-Young

Sheena Butler-Young is Senior Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers workplace, talent and issues surrounding diversity and inclusion.

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