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You know what’s cheaper than large language models? Small language models, which are designed for specialized tasks and can reduce latency.

AGI is Meta’s latest pipe dream; the Nerds Gummy Clusters blueprint for ROAS; and how the gen AI vibe shift could pave the way for “vibe targeting.”

Classify is entering a crowded space of AI-powered contextual curation offerings. But the company is already teasing some high-profile integrations thanks to its network of well-connected advisors.

Curation is a reaction to programmatic’s worsening queries-per-second problem, says Permutive’s Joe Root. DSPs are biased toward impressions that have an identifier attached, so SSPs are using curated deal IDs as a stand-in for third-party cookies.

What happens when you get a bunch of smart, technical, pissed off publishers and SSPs in one room? Here are some of the spicier things AdExchanger overheard at the inaugural Prebid Summit.

Axel Springer announced a multiyear partnership with video monetization platform Connatix to create new contextual video ad inventory on certain sites.

ArcSpan’s new DMP, called AMS, was specifically built to organize a publisher’s first-party data into buyable contextual audiences and also highlights which audiences are likely to drive the most revenue.