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Its 9pm on a Sunday evening and I am engaged in a verbal sparring match with a non-sentient being.
Make it more fashion forward yo, I reply for a third time, with barely contained aggression.
I start to wonder if ChatGPT is, in fact, the digitally-preserved soul ofGok Wancirca 2006.
I quietly excused myself and had an existential meltdown in the downstairs bathroom.
It seems I wasnt alone.
For many creatives ChatGPT has become a looming threat, spoken about in hushed tones.
Will this technology ultimately replace human creativity?
Will my job still exist in five years time?
Will ChatGPT be the next guest judge onRuPauls Drag Race?
Relying on technology to make creative choices for us reduces our opportunities to flex our creative muscles.
Still, ChatGPT fashion has been trending onTikTok(over four billion views and counting).
As Squire so succinctly puts it: Plenty of computers make good art.
And plenty of people have bad taste.
it yelled at me.
I give this look a seven out of ten.
Enter stage right: a pair of vintage corduroy trousers I recently bought on Depop.
Quite JW Anderson, no?
Eight out of ten.
The generic nature of the response ultimately left me cold.
Four out of ten.
High-waisted trousers, a tailored blazer, minimal accessories, ankle boots… the gangs all here.
Eight out of ten.
But then, a January miracle: an outfit made up of an entirely new set of items.
Here was a veritable smorgasbord of fashion, and I was famished.
Nine out of ten.
I changed my prompt to Vogueeditor, and the result was… quite something.
We had officially entered caricature territory all pencil skirts, high heels, big sunglasses and withering looks.
Five out of ten.
Okay, a littletoorogue.
So I chose three disparate individuals myself: Noughties David Beckham, Dot Cotton fromEastenders, andHailey Bieber.
Picture this, ChatGPT began, to dramatic effect.
We had hit the jackpot.
It was a fun mishmash of references that resulted in an outfit I shockingly didnt hate.
Nine out of ten.
Its the sewing machine, not the seamstress; the wardrobe assistant, not the creative director.
What does ChatGPT think of its styling prowess?
I think I can consider my job safe for now.
