Shannon Tellis

When creativity meets code: The human algorithm problem
Advertising
Oct 17, 2025
Shannon Tellis

When creativity meets code: The human algorithm problem

As gen AI powers faster campaign production, marketers confront a new paradox — efficiency at the expense of emotion, and originality lost in translation.

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