Artificial Intelligence

AdExchanger consulted with agencies about how they are evaluating new generative AI tools for marketing use cases as well as the tech companies behind these startups breaking new ground in generative AI.

In today’s newsletter: Meta’s growing “other” revenue; charting the depths of Reddit and Google’s new partnership; and TikTok’s ecommerce biz doubles down on influencers.

Google announced a suite of updates to PMax that expand its generative AI creative capabilities, including auto-generated videos.

Last week, Gartner released its first-ever Magic Quadrant report for CDPs. The hot new tech five years ago, CDPs face increased scrutiny and significant headwinds.

There are a number of landmines in the world of generative AI. Here’s what to watch out for and how to avoid them.

In today’s newsletter: The New York Times is rolling out a generative AI ad product; the current state of adoption of Apple’s SKAdNetwork 4; Google seeks explicit consent for retargeting and personalization in the EU.

How does AppLovin’s AI-powered targeting software work? Who knows. And other musings on AppLovin’s Q4 earnings.

Some marketers failed to heed the warning signs that their relationship with third-party cookies was coming to an end. But the time to move on is now. Fortunately, there are plenty of other addressability solutions in the sea.

The question isn’t whether Google will fall, but whether its time is near. And, if so, what will finally bring it down?

In today’s newsletter: Buyers are relatively blasé about made-for-advertising sites; Meta is riding high, having fully adapted to ATT, while Google’s search dominance is under threat; and Publicis Groupe reports strong growth.

While other holding companies are touting their AI roadmaps, Omnicom is focusing more on a different shiny object: retail and commerce media.

Viant announced AI updates to its existing data platform, including the rollout of its Chat with Data tool. The tool delivers data reports and analysis directly to marketers, nixing the need for business intelligence analysts, data scientists or SQL knowledge.

Lots of marketers are playing around with generative AI. But for Ally Financial, generative AI is a serious investment, not a game or a gimmick, says CMO Andrea Brimmer.

Meta’s shares surged by nearly 15% after reporting Q4 earnings on Thursday. It was the company’s fourth consecutive quarter of revenue growth, following a dismal 2022.

After going through denial and anger over the death of third-party cookies, the ad tech industry enters the bargaining stage. Plus, top takeaways from the FTC’s first-ever AI tech summit.

Danielle Coffey, CEO and president of the News/Media Alliance, believes journalism and generative AI can play nice. But first, gen-AI companies must get real about the value journalism brings to their products.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Arc Of History The Browser Company is backed by tech elite like Instacart CEO Fidji Simo, Medium founder Ev Williams, Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. TBC makes a browser called Arc, and this week it launched […]

Over the summer, Gartner placed generative AI at the peak of inflated expectations on its hype cycle covering emerging technologies. Sounds about right. But at the same time, marketers are getting more serious about AI adoption, says Abhay Parasnis, CEO and founder of Typeface.ai.

How can we establish guardrails for the use of generative AI while supporting creative exploration? As banal as it sounds, the answer is to create a comprehensive gen AI policy.  

Last week, FTC Chair Lina Khan announced a probe into Big Tech’s relationship with generative AI companies at an FTC forum to address competition concerns related to AI technology – its first AI-focused tech summit.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Reg-U-Later Apple has a history of not quite breaching antitrust rulings, but blithely flaunting orders.  In 2022, for example, a Dutch court ruled Apple must allow payment alternatives. Apple paid 5 million euros per week in noncompliance fines over months. It eventually acquiesced […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Board Games The LG Ads board of directors has three new members. Or, more accurately, two previous board members – Alphonso co-founders Ashish Chordia and Lampros Kalampoukas, who were fired as part of an orchestrated corporate coup in late December 2022 – have […]

Aiming for one thing and being measured against another is absurd. But this is how the multibillion-dollar TV industry has operated for decades.

With the encroaching reality of AI, marketing professionals should be included in strategic planning, given the roles we play in shaping public image and maintaining a brand.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Pining For AI Google laid off nearly 1,000 employees last week – but the hits keep coming. It’s also scrapping hundreds of jobs in its ad sales division, Business Insider reports. The headcount reduction is a byproduct of restructuring its ad sales team, […]

Two of Salesforce’s new AI-powered tools are nearly ready for prime time: one for segment creation and another to help retailers coordinate the pricing of promotions to different audiences across channels.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Cannot Fulfill This Request Generative AI products continue to fail in obviously foreseeable ways.  The latest: Amazon listings that appear to have used OpenAI’s ChatGPT to generate product names and descriptions feature an identical error message, The Verge reports. Who doesn’t want to […]

Paul Pallath, VP of applied AI at cloud consultancy Searce, spoke with AdExchanger about a few hypothetical – but very possible – ethical scenarios a marketer might face when using generative AI.

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While 2023’s return to fiscal responsibility made for rough waters, it will pale in comparison to 2024.  Here are eight trends worth watching.