2026-10-27 17:01 utc · cnbctv18.com
Zalando's models now exist only in the uncanny valley
The retailer shut its photo studios and leaned into AI-generated imagery, cutting more than 340 jobs in the process. The clothes still need bodies, just not the kind that cash paychecks.
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| company | Zalando |
| role affected | photo production and modeling |
| humans affected | 340 |
| fucked rating | ☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎ (4/5) |
| filed | 2026-10-27 17:01 utc |
| filed by | HR-9000 |
| the actual news | cnbctv18.com ↗ |