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AI questions offend Hermès artistic director

29/10/2025

The artistic director of Hermès, Pierre-Alexis Dumas, has said machines will never replace the artisan craftspeople who work at the leathergoods company.

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, the newspaper said Mr Dumas, a sixth-generation member of the family that founded Hermès, “looked offended” when asked if the company was using artificial intelligence (AI).

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