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Fashion's Tech Experiments Meet Skeptical Audiences, Source Says

Magazines, influencers and writers are testing Meta glasses, A.I. ads and robot models even as their audiences stay skeptical, the New York Times reports; the source here knows nothing.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Times is reporting that fashion brands are embracing tech innovations, but consumers aren't interested.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOur anonymous source is calling in from a parking garage and claims to have inside knowledge of this story.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSir, you said you were close to this story. Close how?

  4. Octavian BrisbaneI can't say where I am. Level three. Near the stairwell. I'm only confirming what I was told, and I was told by a stylist.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe story says magazines and influencers are trying Meta glasses, A.I. ads and even robot models. Did you see any of that?

  6. Octavian BrisbaneI saw a lot of things. Again, I'm only confirming what I was told, and the stylist was told by a valet.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA valet.

  8. Octavian BrisbaneA very senior valet. He heard it from a man who sells garage coffee, who heard it from a pigeon, and I trust the pigeon.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo let me ask you again. Do audiences trust the robot models, yes or no?

  10. Octavian BrisbaneLook, I won't be the one to say. But I will say the robots looked very calm, and that is exactly what worries me.

  11. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDid you read the article?

  12. Octavian BrisbaneI read the headline. Aloud. In the car. I'm only confirming that it exists, and I'm told the headline is also anonymous.

  13. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe headline has a byline, sir. Thank you for your courage. Brock, I hear there's weather, and I hope it's less paranoid than this garage.

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