{"id":78194,"date":"2025-05-10T14:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T14:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/metas-speeding-up-the-mad-men-to-math-men-pipeline\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T14:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T14:43:59","slug":"metas-speeding-up-the-mad-men-to-math-men-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/metas-speeding-up-the-mad-men-to-math-men-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta’s speeding up the “Mad Men to Math Men” pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Stripe\u2019s Sessions conference this week, Mark Zuckerberg pitched what he calls the \u201cultimate business machine (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/07\/mark-zuckerbergs-ai-ad-tool-sounds-like-a-social-media-nightmare\/<\/a>) \u201d: a fully automated, end-to-end AI ad engine promising to replace agencies, creatives, and media buyers. You just need to connect your bank account first.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg claims this could be one of the most valuable AI systems ever built, generating thousands of image ads and testing them in real time, but it raises a bigger question: is this the future of advertising, or just another wave of AI slop flooding your feed?<\/p>\n

Today, on TechCrunch\u2019s Equity (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcasts\/equity\/<\/a>) podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff and Anthony Ha are unpacking why Zuckerberg\u2019s vision could be a marketer\u2019s dream or creative agency\u2019s worst nightmare, and what else caught our eye in tech this week.<\/p>\n

Listen to the full episode to hear about:<\/p>\n

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How Google\u2019s Gemini 2.5 Pro managed to beat Pok\u00e9mon Blue (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/03\/googles-gemini-has-beaten-pokemon-blue-with-a-little-help\/<\/a>) . Max was unimpressed, but the Equity crew thinks gamifying AI benchmarks might be the way to go.<\/p>\n

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The countertop robot (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/06\/meet-posha-a-countertop-robot-that-cooks-your-meals-for-you\/<\/a>) that handles some parts of cooking for you, with emphasis on some<\/p>\n

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Uber\u2019s continued push (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/06\/uber-turns-to-chinese-companies-to-snap-up-robotaxi-market-share-in-europe-middle-east\/<\/a>) into autonomous vehicles and what Waymo\u2019s doing in the mix (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/07\/uber-invests-100m-in-weride-to-fuel-robotaxi-expansion-across-15-more-cities\/<\/a>) <\/p>\n

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A new venture from Brian Armstrong (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/06\/newlimit-founded-by-coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong-raises-130m-to-develop-age-reversing-therapies\/?utm_campaign=social&utm_source=X&utm_medium=organic’)<\/a> that just raised $130 million to develop cutting-edge age-reversing treatments, and who else is using AI (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/06\/futurehouse-previews-an-ai-tool-for-data-driven-biology-discovery\/?utm_campaign=tc_daily_pm&utm_medium=newsletter&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8wkYLknvg9zXwj0se5YuZtjzGWawH0WNLhiQf6ueVh4Uij3ekRDqdg4DrKWxOhxuEGFRUTsEWbEe41RUau7b18QNrd_5_yBJxMLAyTPG4_4-XeAJw&_hsmi=360258417&utm_source=tc)<\/a> to help us live forever<\/p>\n

Equity will be back next week, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n

Equity is TechCrunch\u2019s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts (https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780<\/a>) , Overcast (https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity<\/a>) , Spotify (https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ)<\/a> and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X (https:\/\/twitter.com\/EquityPod<\/a>) and Threads (https:\/\/www.threads.net\/<\/a>@equitypod) , at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes here (https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcasts\/equity\/<\/a>) .<\/p>\n

Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. We\u2019d also like to thank TechCrunch\u2019s audience development team. Thank you so much for listening, and we’ll talk to you next time.<\/p>\n

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm\/adchoices (https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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