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Google to start experimenting with ads in AI content

Robby Stein, of Google Search doesn't see ads going away, and lots of opportunity for them in Google's AI products. — Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search comments on advertising in Google’s AI. (Picture: screenshot).

In a wide-ranging interview on the podcast Silicon Valley Girl, Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search is positive about how advertising could get even more granular with all the extra information people can provide in their AI products, saying;

Ads not going away
— I don’t see them [ads] going away. The way people are using Google Search isn’t really changing, what is happening is that it’s expanding [with AI services], he opines.

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Weekend roundup: Resurrected Clippy, ChatGPT Business and AI Oreo ads

Microsoft wants to put up a nice face for you to talk to with Copilot.

Clippy much? Microsoft launches visualization of Copilot
If you ever use voice mode in Copilot, which Microsoft hopes to expand, you might see a new, expressive animation on your screen. That would be the newly announced «Mico.» Unlike the much maligned Clippy, Mico will use facial expressions that change as you talk. It’s only available in the US, and will work with an upcoming memory feature for Copilot to better respond to requests.
More at: Microsoft’s launch, The Verge and Ars Technica.

OpenAI announces ChatGPT Business
ChatGPT will now combine all the context of your businesses’ connected apps, like Slack, Sharepoint, Github and Google Drive. This makes it possible to ask pretty detailed questions about your business and have comprehensive answers delivered in one place — without the need to go searching through lots of different repositories. The feature is available tor Business, Enterprise and Education customers starting last Thursday.
More at: OpenAI’s launch page, The Verge and The Register.

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Meta to use AI chats to «personalize» ads and recommendations

While they have no idea yet about how to do it, Meta will use AI chats to "personalize" your ads on December 16. — The free ride is over; Meta AI is getting monetized (Picture: Adobe)

Starting December 16, 2025, all of your Meta AI interactions will influence what ads you see across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

There is no way to opt out, according to The Wall Street Journal, but they won’t be targeting topics like «religious views, sexual orientation, political views, health, racial or ethnic origin, philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership.»

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Yes, there’s an AI ad out there — but the tech can do so much more

Google's Veo3 is used for a lot of "AI slop," but look carefully and you can find some real gems — A still from a Veo 3 video shared on r/VEO3. Yes, it’s supposed to look like that.

While big brands cautiously test the waters on national TV, Reddit’s r/VEO3 and X’s #Veo3 shows us what AI video is really capable of — and it’s not just ‘slop.’

It’s the weekend film festival you didn’t know you needed, running 24/7 in your browser.

Internet awash in short AI videos
Ever since Google launched Veo3 at I/O 2025, the internet has been awash in hundreds of thousands — maybe even millions — of photorealistic video clips made with the tool, of varying quality.

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Google’s AdSense experimenting with AI chatbots

Google's Adsense is expanding into "converstional ai." — The era of free AI chats may be coming to an end, with google experimenting with ads. (Picture: Google)

The internet display ad behemoth is moving with the times, as the AI industry seeks to monetize. It’s likely only a question of time before we get ads in Gemini.

AdSense apparently began experimenting with ads for AI chatbots, or, as they call it «conversational AI,» in chatbots iAsk and Liner, according to Bloomberg, which is paywalled.

Just a test?
SEO roundtable quotes Bloomberg as saying that AdSense had «expanded to include conversations with chatbots operated by AI startups.»

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Reklamebyrå lagde 130 000 «hyperlokale» videoer med AI

AI kombinert med småbutikker resulterte i over hundre tusen reklamefilmer i India. (Bilde: WPP, skjermdump.)

Flere globale reklamebyråer har sine egne AI-team, men ikke alle er like frempå med teknologien.

Ogilvy, derimot, satset stort i 2021 — og fikk Bollywood-skuespilleren Shah Rukh Khan til å fremtre i et svimlende antall videoer som oppfordret seerne til å handle i konkrete lokale butikker.

Formålet med øvelsen var å promotere det britiske sjokoladeselskapet Cadbury sine produkter under Diwali, den årlige lysfestivalen i India.

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