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    RECEIPT #ARI-PA

    DEC 09, 2024

    Story still evolving.

    PREDICTION BY

    Ari Paparo
    “While we haven’t seen major shifts in the agency world due to AI, I think everyone knows it’s coming,”

    FOLLOW-UP

    His backward-looking assessment for late 2024, that major shifts hadn't yet occurred, is consistent with evidence. His forward-looking statement that major shifts are 'coming' is directionally supported by increased AI usage and discussions in the industry by mid-2026, though the shift is evolutionary rather than catastrophic. No specific timeframe was given.

    ORIGINAL SOURCE

    www.thecurrent.com
    AIAgencies

    RECEIPT #ARI-PA

    DEC 09, 2024

    Story still evolving.

    PREDICTION BY

    Ari Paparo
    “While we haven't seen major shifts in the agency world due to AI, I think everyone knows it's coming.”

    FOLLOW-UP

    Holding companies are consolidating and investing in AI, and agencies are rolling out AI-powered internal tools. However, a "major shift" or "step-change collapse" in the agency world due to AI has not yet occurred; changes are currently more gradual and evolutionary.

    ORIGINAL SOURCE

    The Current
    AIAgencies

    RECEIPT #ARI-PA

    MAR 18, 2024

    Called it.

    PREDICTION BY

    Ari Paparo
    “We’re a long way from AI that can create the next 'Coke is it' or Apple’s 1984 ad. Strategy and creative will remain the domain of humans, for some time. This is probably the 5% that even Sam Altman thinks will continue.”

    FOLLOW-UP

    As of mid-2026, AI models can generate production-quality images, video drafts, and copy, and are being used as tools in creative workflows. There is still no widely acknowledged AI-created campaign on the level of “Coke is it” or Apple’s 1984 in cultural impact and industry recognition; high-stakes brand platforms and Superbowl-scale work remain human-led. This is in line with Paparo’s view that the very top-end strategy and iconic creative are likely to remain human-dominated for “some time.”

    ORIGINAL SOURCE

    Marketecture Media
    AICreativeStrategyAgencies

    RECEIPT #ARI-PA

    MAR 18, 2024

    Called it.

    PREDICTION BY

    Ari Paparo
    “Candidates for tasks that are subject to complete automation are those that are data rich and repetitive, such as media optimization and attribution.”

    FOLLOW-UP

    Overall, the direction Paparo outlines—automation of repetitive, data-rich optimization tasks—is clearly happening, although not to a point where those functions are “completely” automated in all environments.

    ORIGINAL SOURCE

    Marketecture Media
    AIMedia BuyingAgencies

    RECEIPT #ARI-PA

    MAR 18, 2024

    Story still evolving.

    PREDICTION BY

    Ari Paparo
    “It seems like a solid bet that agencies will be much smaller than they are today, and that some of their lower value-add activities will be eliminated, automated, or in-housed.”

    FOLLOW-UP

    Not yet realized at scale in public financial or headcount data, though some agencies are trimming roles and re-scoping services due to AI and client budget pressures.

    ORIGINAL SOURCE

    Marketecture Media
    AIAgencies

    RECEIPT #ARI-PA

    MAR 17, 2024

    Story still evolving.

    PREDICTION BY

    Ari Paparo
    “the investment levels are not what you'd expect for very large companies that are about to get wickedly disrupted.”

    FOLLOW-UP

    Paparo predicts major ad agency holding companies are 'about to get wickedly disrupted' by AI and their current AI investment levels are insufficient. As of early 2025, these companies remain intact with no clear AI-driven collapse, but also haven't significantly increased AI spending beyond the cited ranges. The disruption has not clearly materialized, but the original article notes the investment levels are modest relative to the scale of these businesses.

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