Branding and Politics in the Age of Gen AI: Hype vs. Heart Everyone’s screaming about generative AI. It’ll revolutionize marketing! Branding! Politics! AI-generated ads! Chatbot armies! Personalized content at scale! The hype is deafening. But let’s pump the brakes for a minute. The Metaverse Mirage: A Cautionary Tale Remember the…

Forget the flashy demos and chatbot hype. While the world’s been distracted by dancing AI avatars and existential dread, a quieter revolution is brewing. Eric Malley, in a recent piece, shines a light on Anthropic and Cohere, two companies arguably doing the real heavy lifting in the AI space. Are…

Is Your AI Marketing a Brand Disaster Waiting to Happen? AI is here, there, and everywhere in marketing. It promises efficiency, personalization, and maybe even world peace (citation needed). But are you sure it’s not quietly eroding the very brand you’re trying to build? AI: Friend or Foe of Brand…

Is Your AI Marketing a Brand Disaster Waiting to Happen? AI is here, there, and everywhere in marketing. It promises efficiency, personalization, and maybe even world peace (citation needed). But are you sure it’s not quietly eroding the very brand you’re trying to build? AI: Friend or Foe of Brand…

AI Worldbuilding: From Dungeon Master to Digital Deity? Worldbuilding. It’s not just for Tolkien nerds anymore. From sprawling video game universes to the next streaming sensation, crafting believable, engaging worlds is big business. But what happens when we hand the keys to the digital kingdom over to artificial intelligence? Are…

Ghibli AI Art: Beautiful Mirage or Digital Trojan Horse? Is that Totoro or an Algorithm? The internet’s latest obsession? AI-generated Ghibli. Dreamy landscapes, doe-eyed characters – all conjured from thin air (or, more accurately, a server farm). But before you get lost in the digital whimsy, let’s poke at this…