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Research: AI-Generated Ads Perform Worse Than Human-Made Ones—Even When Customers Can’t Tell Them Apart

AI can lower the cost of producing work that looks acceptable. consumers shows that it may be less effective than marketers might think.

Research: AI-Generated Ads Perform Worse Than Human-Made Ones—Even When Customers Can’t Tell Them Apart

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AI can lower the cost of producing work that looks acceptable.

consumers shows that it may be less effective than marketers might think.

AI can lower the cost of producing work that looks acceptable. But a study of 3,000 U.S. consumers shows that it may be less effective than marketers might think.

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AI can lower the cost of producing work that looks acceptable. consumers shows that it may be less effective than marketers might think.

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  • AI can lower the cost of producing work that looks acceptable.
  • consumers shows that it may be less effective than marketers might think.

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