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WPP's AI Chief Offers a Candid Assessment of Agentic Technology
Digital

WPP's AI Chief Offers a Candid Assessment of Agentic Technology

There is a phrase that occasionally surfaces when technology executives want to describe an industry gap between aspiration and execution. It is not a phrase one expects to hear at a trade conference, which may be precisely why Daniel Hulme, WPP's chief artificial intelligence officer, chose to deploy it. Agentic AI, Dr. Hulme told attendees at the IAB

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A World Turned Upside Down, One Stereotype at a Time
Television

A World Turned Upside Down, One Stereotype at a Time

The advertising industry has long served as a convenient shorthand in popular culture for a certain kind of male arrogance — the swagger, the martinis, the assumption that the corner office was a birthright.

From Memes to Minivans, a Comedy Takes Shape
Television

From Memes to Minivans, a Comedy Takes Shape

The path from social media notoriety to a Hollywood writing credit has been well worn in recent years, but it is not often that the journey begins at an outdoor shopping mall in Glendale, Calif.

Prediction Markets' Youth Appeal Draws a Familiar Warning
Advertising

Prediction Markets' Youth Appeal Draws a Familiar Warning

The last time an industry grew this fast by making its product look this fun to teenagers, the product was a sleek vaporizer and the company was worth $38 billion right up until it wasn't.

Nike Trades the Big Spot for a Long Game at the World Cup
Advertising

Nike Trades the Big Spot for a Long Game at the World Cup

There was a time, not so long ago, when a major World Cup meant a major Nike commercial — the kind of sprawling, star-studded production that advertising people would discuss for years and consumers would actually seek out.