Marketers say they see both new opportunities and new challenges even before there are many clear applications for using generative AI.
January 13, 2023

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Marketers and technologists say the rapidly growing popularity of ChatGPT — which only launched in late November — could be the beginning of a new wave of using AI for generating text-based content.

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  • BMW is pulling away from esports amid mounting skepticism among non-endemic brands with regard to the marketing power of esports partnerships.
  • Every worker could likely use ChatGPT in some way to make their workflow faster if they wanted to, and employees in industries ranging from marketing to education are taking advantage.
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Marketers say they see both new opportunities and new challenges even before there are many clear applications for using generative AI.
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By having in-house employees handle copywriting, art direction, graphic design, video and broadcast production for meetings, events, digital communication and co-worker communication, the company believes it can have more consistency in its tone of voice as well as test out new formats faster. 
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Podcast teams are not immune to the pressure of the economy on media businesses, but some publishers are expanding their teams as they bet on continuing growth in the medium.
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ChatGPT can be used from tasks including writing emails, scripts and social media copy — and the sign up to do so is seamless, requiring just an email, phone number and first and last name.
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