UK advertising directors warn AI could cut off training for the next generation
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WPP has opened an AI-enabled production facility in east London as part of its £600m WPP Production business, with CEO Cindy Rose describing AI as ushering in a "golden age of marketing." One industry source says some AI-led ads can be made up to 60% cheaper.
Critics, including director Luke Scott, warn that AI-led production could leave a lost generation of directors without the hands-on, entry-level work that built careers such as Ridley Scott's. The report presents these as warnings and claims; it does not establish the size of any training loss.
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- The Guardian · AIBritain's advertising directors fear AI will cut off the next generation's training
AIWPP has opened a flagship AI-enabled production facility in east London as part of a £600m WPP Production business, with CEO Cindy Rose saying AI is ushering in a "golden age of marketing". Some AI-led ads can be made up to 60% cheaper, one industry source says, while critics including Luke Scott warn that a lost generation of directors may miss the hands-on training that built careers like Ridley Scott's.
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