
In July, three independent US fashion designers, Krista Perry, Larissa Martinez, and Jay Baron, filed a lawsuit against Chinese fast fashion company Shein for engaging in AI-led “systematic criminal intellectual property infringement”.
Shein’s AI use suggests algorithmic fashion design could facilitate industrial-scale copying, while compounding overproduction and overconsumption.
In July, three independent US fashion designers, Krista Perry, Larissa Martinez, and Jay Baron, filed a lawsuit against Chinese fast fashion company Shein for engaging in AI-led “systematic criminal intellectual property infringement”.