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The Big Money in AI Might Be for Marketing

A number of new AI features from big tech players like Google and TikTok are aimed squarely at marketers willing to spend on tools that make it easier to create ads that grab shoppers’ attention.
Ads for Downy and Bounce fabric sprays appear below an AI-generated overview about removing wrinkles from clothing.
Google's AI overview — with ads. (Google)

Last week, while people online buzzed about the mishaps in Google’s new AI-generated search results, like its

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Is Generative AI the New Fashion-Tech Bubble?

The extraordinary expectations placed on the technology have set it up for the inevitable comedown. But that’s when the real work of seeing whether it can be truly transformative begins.

Generative AI’s Big ‘Flaw’ May Also Be Its Superpower

Designers say the technology’s disregard for real-world considerations like standard clothing construction or basic physics, as well as its vulnerability to “hallucinations,” are its most powerful asset but also one of the biggest challenges in using it.

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Marc Bain
Marc Bain

Marc Bain is Technology Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of technology and innovation, from start-ups to Big Tech.

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