speculations

Veteran CCOs—why chief creatives over 50 bring invaluable wisdom to agencies

https://adage.com/article/opinion/veteran-ccos-why-chief-creatives-over-50-bring-invaluable-wisdom-agencies/2519546 We simply can’t compete. There is a talent war out there and that talent doesn’t want… well, us! We’re not the sexy, young agency with the groovy name, the right sort of awards on the shelves and a website that showcases the latest tech it uses. We’re an ad… Read the rest

‘AI Anxiety’ Is on the Rise–Here’s How to Manage It

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-anxiety-is-on-the-rise-heres-how-to-manage-it/ Thank you for agreeing to meet. As you know, we value our staff here and any problems they are having, well we want to see what we can do. You said in your message that you were feeling ‘anxious’ in your team? I know there have been some changes… Read the rest

Humane’s ‘AI Pin’ debuts on the Paris runway

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/30/humanes-ai-pin-debuts-on-the-paris-runway/ He was a great fan of badges. When we found the box there were ones from the Miners’ Strike, anti apartheid, and of course lots of different bands. He used to get into trouble at school for refusing to take them off his blazer. He continued to wear his… Read the rest

Artificial intelligence—how brands will face unprecedented scrutiny from consumers using the same tools

https://adage.com/article/opinion/artificial-intelligence-how-brands-will-face-unprecedented-scrutiny-consumers-using-same-tools/2518756 I remember my gran doing it in some street market somewhere. I was little but I remember the guy’s face as he tried in vain to hold the line. He stood no chance as my gran examined whatever she was considering buying, put it down, explained some fact about… Read the rest

Researchers developed 3D-printed sensors that can record brain activity on earbuds

https://www.engadget.com/researchers-developed-3d-printed-sensors-that-can-record-brain-activity-on-earbuds-150000043.html?src=rss Musicians? They’ve always been a pain. We’re the ones who make the music. Fifth Beatle? Remember that? We know how to turn their inarticulate, often tuneless ideas into hits. And we know what people want to listen to. Egotist rock stars! They’d be nowhere without us. There’s no point… Read the rest

Meta’s ‘augments’ place digital objects around your physical space

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/27/metas-augments-place-digital-objects-around-your-physical-space/ When they’d moved in together they called it “merging”. They spent a long time sorting through their digital libraries laughing at the duplicates: films they’d both loved and now were slightly embarrassed about; books they admitted they’d never read. They particularly enjoyed merging their digital spaces, playing with the… Read the rest

Louis Vuitton launches Discord server with exclusive content for NFT holders

https://www.marketing-interactive.com/louis-vuitton-launches-discord-server-with-exclusive-content-for-nft-holders My family has worked for the company for generations. I think my great grandfather had some connection to the original founder but I have photos of my grandad and my mother working here. I still have the scissors my grandad used and my mum has only just stopped doing… Read the rest

New erotic roleplaying chatbots promise to indulge your sexual fantasies

https://thenextweb.com/news/bloom-launches-erotic-ai-roleplaying-chatbots They obviously thought it was so funny. It was a full-on formal tea party. Best crockery. Tablecloth. My mum had even dug gran’s old cakestand out. I swear if my dad had a tie, he’d have worn it. It was like a scene from a nostalgic sitcom. It should… Read the rest

Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You

https://www.wired.com/story/corporate-surveillance-train-ai Obviously we’re irreplaceable. Goes without saying that the business needs us. We brought the systems in. We’ve rolled them out across the company and we’re the ones who decided what to measure. The whole point has been to see where we can reconfigure, what we can do differently, who… Read the rest