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Dispatch from an advertising future #61

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/12/1003475/facebooks-deepfake-detection-challenge-neural-network-ai/ It was an opportunity. Even if she wasn’t taking another year out to see if the University was going to bring back classrooms, she’d have taken the internship. She’d get to work with the power of massive AI and machine learning whirring in the background (or so she imagined)… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #60

https://adage.com/article/datacenter/more-950-brands-participated-blackout-tuesday-instagram-plus-latest-jobs-numbers-context-datacenter/2260916 Be ready. Be relevant. Be Redraw (™) As brands we all know we must wear our purpose in full view. Your logo and your avatar are not fixed brand assets, they are live conversation vectors and at Redraw (™) we’re here to ensure they remain relevant and ready for… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #59

https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/nike-says-dont-do-it-when-it-comes-racism-reaction-george-floyds-death/2260081 The scanner alert sounded. The threshold had been reached and the Critical Buzz (™) system kicked in. She remembered Weegee the 1930s “ambulance chasing” photographer waiting by his police radio scanner, ready to pounce on a story. She pulled up the screen and the system mapped the possible positions… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #58

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/22/21266251/nvidia-ai-gamegan-recreate-pac-man-virutal-environment Some of my colleagues get the cool gig: Cannes, watching hours of case studies, reading entries. They don’t have a glass of rosé, but they do get to hang with the creatives and then pitch their ideas. Even my colleagues in the studio get to show off. They watch… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #57

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/14/1001716/ai-chatbots-take-call-center-jobs-during-coronavirus-pandemic/ “Mr Smith, of course, let me put you through…” “John, good to hear from you… It’s going well, very well… Research is showing that the idea will get real cut-through… Latest figures? Of course I’ll send them through… Let me put you onto creative…” “John, good to hear from… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #56

https://www.theweek.com/speedreads/913593/terrifying-mechanical-dog-now-stalking-singapore-park-make-sure-people-stay-properly-distant Her dog backed away, ran back to the bench. It followed, bounding in an ‘uncanny valley” sort of way. The “stay alert” jingle at a pitch designed to gently annoy. She put the lid back on her coffee and stood to leave. The panel on the creature’s side lit… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #55

https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/05/04/esports-prepared-the-coming-influx-freed-up-marketing-spend Home schooling had been going a lot better since the move to vocational. There was no doubt Chris was putting the hours in. Networked with her group she threw herself into every session. The Academy watched as Chris’ results were updated. Its ‘brand partner’ would be delighted. Chris’ class… Read the rest