ChatGPT’s $1 Billion Ad Ambition Tests the Attention Economy
Joe Marchese and Jonathan Bing say algorithms turned every three-second view into ad inventory. AI now multiplies content and campaigns faster than human attention can grow.
Topic
Digital Advertising
Topic
Digital Advertising
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