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Goodbye consumer, hello AI agent: the evolution of advertising

Knowledge Group Consulting's Ahmad Yassin explains why the future of advertising isn't about convincing machines to buy products – it's about providing them with accurate information to make decisions for their human users.

By Ahmad Yassin, Director of Marketing and Communications, Knowledge Group Consulting on AI agentsBy Ahmad Yassin, Director of Marketing and Communications, Knowledge Group Consulting

In the not-so-distant future, the art of advertising may undergo its most dramatic transformation since the advent of the internet. As artificial intelligence evolves from simple assistants to sophisticated decision-making agents, marketers face an unprecedented challenge: how to advertise to machines and AI that increasingly mediate human choices.
Shift from human to AI decision-making
We stand at the cusp of a revolutionary change in consumer behaviour. AI agents are rapidly evolving from basic task managers into autonomous decision-makers that handle increasingly complex aspects of our lives.

These AI systems aren’t just processing information; they’re making decisions about what we buy,


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Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.