CTO Insights: AI's Impact on Advertising

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This is a podcast episode titled, CTO Insights: AI's Impact on Advertising. The summary for this episode is: Join host Jerry Cuomo where he sits down with George London, the Chief Technology Officer at Upwave. George shares his unique perspective on the evolving role of AI, exploring the classics and spinning the latest hits in the AI rotation. This episode explores the innovative use of predictive and generative AI models at Upwave, a platform dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of brand advertising. Tune in to hear George share insights from his role as CTO, drawing on his extensive AI experience with music recommendation systems, hedge fund analysis, and economic forecasting. He discusses the impact of AI on consumer behavior and outlines his strategies for mitigating AI hallucinations. Key Takeaways: <ol><li>George London explores how AI improves advertising by personalizing interactions and enhancing brand effectiveness with predictive and generative models.</li><li>George's experience music recommendation and hedge fund analysis informs his approach to understanding individual preferences, which is crucial for effective marketing without bias.</li><li>George addresses the importance of mitigating AI hallucinations to maintain accuracy in AI-generated content, ensuring the reliability of marketing analytics.</li></ol> References:    <ul><li>Watch George London discuss the role of AI in advertising in more depth in this informative YouTube video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj7-X3bWN14&ab_channel=Upwave" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George London on AI in Advertising</a>.</li><li>Read more about George London's thoughts on embracing AI in media and advertising in this detailed article from Street Fight Magazine: <a href="https://streetfightmag.com/2024/03/15/embracing-ai-in-media-and-advertising/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embracing AI in Media and Advertising</a>.</li></ul>

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Join host Jerry Cuomo where he sits down with George London, the Chief Technology Officer at Upwave. George shares his unique perspective on the evolving role of AI, exploring the classics and spinning the latest hits in the AI rotation. This episode explores the innovative use of predictive and generative AI models at Upwave, a platform dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of brand advertising. Tune in to hear George share insights from his role as CTO, drawing on his extensive AI experience with music recommendation systems, hedge fund analysis, and economic forecasting. He discusses the impact of AI on consumer behavior and outlines his strategies for mitigating AI hallucinations.

Key Takeaways:

George London explores how AI improves advertising by personalizing interactions and enhancing brand effectiveness with predictive and generative models.
George's experience music recommendation and hedge fund analysis informs his approach to understanding individual preferences, which is crucial for effective marketing without bias.
George addresses the importance of mitigating AI hallucinations to maintain accuracy in AI-generated content, ensuring the reliability of marketing analytics.

References:

Watch George London discuss the role of AI in advertising in more depth in this informative YouTube video: George London on AI in Advertising.
Read more about George London's thoughts on embracing AI in media and advertising in this detailed article from Street Fight Magazine: Embracing AI in Media and Advertising.

Today's Host

Jerry Cuomo

|IBM Fellow, VP Technology - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-cuomo/

Today's Guests

George London

|CTO, Upwave

George London is the Chief Technology Officer at Upwave. He is a Bay Area-based software engineering leader passionate about building data-driven products and highly collaborative engineering teams. With entrepreneurial experience, he works closely with product and business leaders to achieve key business goals. His management skills include operating cross-functional teams, and his engineering expertise allows him to engage deeply with technical details. He specializes in startups focusing on data-intensive SaaS products, leveraging tools like Python/PyData and Apache/AWS Big Data, and has a keen interest in AI and recommendation systems. His satisfaction comes from tackling significant and valuable problems.