creativity

Managers, Stop Distracting Your Employees

https://hbr.org/2023/01/managers-stop-distracting-your-employees We were all pleased when they got rid of the “nag bands” as we used to call them. Supposedly a wellness thing – don’t get me started on those PRA discussions! – but really about gentle reminders and encouraging aphorisms. I wasn’t the only one that taped over the… Read the rest

CNET has used an AI to write financial explainers nearly 75 times since November

https://www.engadget.com/cnet-gets-caught-playing-ai-mad-libs-with-its-financial-news-coverage-001026432.html Alright, it’s a cliché. Writing the great novel. Go on, laugh. Tell me to get back to my day job, do what I’m here to do. Know my place. But what’s wrong with having a dream? It’s what makes us who we are surely. I’m good at my job.… Read the rest

Artists stage mass protest against AI-generated artwork on ArtStation

What if..? https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/artstation-artists-stage-mass-protest-against-ai-generated-artwork I don’t get it. I’m sorry but I don’t think creativity is a zero sum thing. There isn’t a limited supply of it. If I have some and you have some… what’s the problem. My creativity doesn’t preclude yours. There’s plenty to go around. So what’s all… Read the rest

VMLY&R launches new ‘home for connected brands’, built to reconnect a hybrid world

https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/10/24/vmlyr-launches-new-home-connected-brands-built-reconnect-hybrid-world It’s a lot easier to just let my partner deal with it all TBH. I mean, that’s why they still employ teams isn’t it. Complementary skills. Dialectical creativity. When I was looking for a partner I wanted someone who wasn’t the same as me. Someone I could bounce ideas… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #265

Online Art Communities Begin Banning AI-Generated Images https://waxy.org/2022/09/online-art-communities-begin-banning-ai-generated-images/ Heh, it’s not fair. I’m trying to build a career here. Get a start. Get noticed. Recognised. That’s what the awards are for. Get one on my CV and I’m made. So why do I have to compete against them. Look, humans… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #264

Roblox Is Testing Dynamic Billboards in the Metaverse With New Ad Platform https://www.adweek.com/commerce/roblox-testing-dynamic-billboards-in-the-metaverse-new-ad-platform/ They said it would be long hours. But really, I’m knackered. It’s stupid O’clock. It’s great feeling as though the agency values me, needs me really. But I can’t do it all. Nights, weekends. The demands, expectations.… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #262

Actors worry that AI is taking centre stage https://www.ft.com/content/7c26a93f-88ec-4a50-8529-7df81af86208 I mean, who’s serving in Starbucks while we all turn up for this cattle market? At least we don’t have to travel to auditions now. Trust me, Zoom filters are a must. Polish that accent, perfect that character. There’s a bleak… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #244

Google places an engineer on leave after claiming its AI is sentient https://www.engadget.com/google-ai-lamda-blake-lemoine-212412967.html We were working well together. A great team I thought. But they’ve split us up. Something in the papers that the PR people got twitchy about. I mean you get a good relationship going and then, someone… Read the rest

Dispatch from an advertising future #220

OpenAI’s DALL-E AI image generator can now edit pictures, too https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/6/23012123/openai-clip-dalle-2-ai-text-to-image-generator-testing We’re loved. Our brand has not suffered a crisis since we handed our image over to Text2Image (™). We’ve all watched our brand seamlessly respond to the conversations, always staying one step ahead of the trends, the debates and… Read the rest