AI Fashion Models Promote Diversity But Raise Concerns Over Biases and Job Loss
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AI fashion models can promote diversity by allowing brands to showcase clothing on different body types, skin tones, etc. But some worry AI parody diversity rather than celebrate it.
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Services like Lalaland use AI to generate customized fashion models quickly and cheaply, helping small brands be more inclusive.
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However, AI fashion models raise concerns about perpetuating biases and eliminating jobs for human models and photographers. Brands must navigate carefully.
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Levi's partnership with Lalaland to increase model diversity backfired initially over fears of replacing human models. Levi's clarified it wouldn't reduce human models.
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Laws around image rights and AI are undeveloped. Transparency is key so models and consumers understand what they're interacting with as AI generated images advance.