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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Mark Sweney

‘It’s fundamental’: WPP chief on how AI has revolutionised advertising

Nike used AI to pit Serena Williams against her past self.
Nike used AI to pit Serena Williams against her past self. Photograph: WPP/AKQA/Nike

From Serena Williams playing against incarnations of her younger self to millions of personalised messages from a Bollywood superstar to support small businesses in India, artificial intelligence and machine learning is driving a revolution in the global advertising industry.

Mark Read, the chief executive of London-listed WPP, the world’s largest marketing services company, said AI-led advertising practices were helping it win clients hungry to embrace the potential of a new technology.

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