Agentic AI commerce may spell the end of internet ads: a16z Crypto

Autonomous AI agent commerce could mean the end of online advertising as it is currently known today and shift the internet’s ...
Complex

How One Student Could Free the Internet From Online Ads

Vortex, a data management game, may end online ad targeting as we know it. One of the central dilemmas of the Internet is the pervasive pressure to represent yourself as authentically as possible. We ...
adexchanger

Programmatic I/O: How Programmatic Platforms Can Capitalize On The Open Internet

Is the open internet in trouble? Open programmatic ad spend has only grown 3% since 2021, according to equity research firm Wolfe Research. Walled gardens have grown 10% in the same time frame. This ...
SiliconANGLE

Rise of the ‘answer engine’: AI’s impact triggers fresh questions for internet ad models, power usage and data sharing

A lengthy stack of issues and macro trends is shaping the technology industry today, and high on the list is the prospect that the internet engine powering an estimated $16 trillion to $21 trillion ...
Fast Company

I helped build the internet’s ad economy. Now I want to save it

If you’ve noticed that the internet feels different lately—more cluttered, harder to navigate—you’re not imagining it. The system is breaking down in real time, and by 2026, researchers predict that ...