How AI is upending the fashion industry... and how students are adapting

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Fashion jobs in New York City have plummeted 30% over the past decade, even as the city clings to its title as the world's fashion capital. Students at the Fashion Institute of Technology are confronting an industry being reshaped by artificial intelligence, learning to work alongside, rather than against, the technology that threatens traditional design roles. The piece follows how the next generation is reinventing fashion in the AI era, adapting their skills to remain competitive in a field where the tools of creation are fundamentally changing.