AI Revisited: Fashion Law in the ChatGPT Era

OpenAI recently launched GPT-5 — the latest model for the company's AI chatbot ChatGPT, even as debate continues over whether the update delivers on promises of PhD-level capabilities. This development underscores the critical importance of understanding how generative AI is transforming industries worldwide, including fashion.In this remix episode, we explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping fashion law through a curated selection of our most insightful conversations. We examine the legal and policy challenges emerging from generative AI tools used in fashion design, marketing, and merchandising.The episode features three key discussions: first, insights from Derrick Brent, former Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; followed by perspectives from Naomi Lefkovitz, former privacy policy advisor at the Commerce Department; and concluding with entertainment and technology attorney Jonathan Handel's analysis of the bipartisan AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act, introduced by Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal in July 2025.For more on fashion law, politics and policy, follow SUITED on Instagram and subscribe to our newsletter here.