Dove condemned the filter, arguing that its AI-driven image-altering abilities made it "a weapon against the confidence and self-esteem of little girls and young women." Read the full story by Steve McClellan
CANNES -- "At the end of the day, are we all just going to be competing for who can write the best prompts?" Goodby Silverstein's Margaret Johnson asked OpenAI COO … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The proposed National AI Commission Act would establish a panel to review the current approach to regulation, and develop a "risk-based framework." Read the full story by Wendy Davis
CANNES -- "If I hear one more f**king person say 'AI' this week, I'm going to punch them in their f**king face," Vaynerchuk began his keynote here this morning. Read the full story by Joe Mandese
"Advertising spending slowed down to a halt in the first quarter of 2023 (+1.5% globally, flat in most Western markets) due to economic uncertainty and the lack of cyclical drivers," … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The U.S. Ad Market Tracker rose 2.5% in May, the first expansion in 11 months. The expansion compares with the year-ago period that was only up modestly, and is the … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
France's privacy regulator has fined ad tech company Criteo for allegedly failing to comply with European law. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
In order to grade third-party data providers, the U.S. Joint Industry Committee -- a media industry group looking to standardized cross-media measurement -- is publishing a "Scoring Rubric" to evaluate … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
The ANA issued what it called a "first look" at its study of the programmatic advertising ecosystem. A more detailed report will be issued later this year. Read the full story by Steve McClellan
The antitrust suit alleges that Google forces publishers to sell growing shares of ad space to Google at depressed prices. Read the full story by Ray Schultz
Meta notified users that Facebook and Instagram will block news in Canada when the law is implemented. Google did not issue such a statement, but has tested blocking news in … Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
The Ukrainian people are living under siege. While they desperately need bullets, rockets, bombs and warplanes, they also need to feed, house and educate tens of millions of displaced families … Read the full story by Joe Sullivan
There were a number of panels at Cannes on how we could help the Ukraine people. Here's some of what I shared and what I learned from others: Read the full story by Dave Morgan
"We've been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run," says Meta chief product officer Chris Cox. Read the full story by Colin Kirkland
And why he would kick Elon Musk's butt. Read the full story by Joe Mandese