The advertising possibilities that AI can unlock for Meta, Google and Amazon, why TikTok is interested in AI to create digital influencers, and looking to past technologies to predict the impact that AI will make on the economy. At the end: Two questions about chips, a story about EVs and British mechanics, and Scrabble.
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Actors Are Making Thousands of Dollars Through Fake Video Podcast Ads — Bloomberg
TikTok Plots Using Virtual Influencers for Advertising — The Information
The rise of the chief AI officer — Financial Times
Nike designed these wild Air sneakers with a little help from AI — Fast Company
EVs Head for Junkyard as Mechanic Shortage Inflates Repair Costs — Bloomberg
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