AI Can Make Creative—Can It Be Creative?

Where AI Excels in Advertising Creative, Where It Falls Short, and What Marketers Need to Know

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AI can produce ad creative at scale, but it struggles to deliver the originality brands need to stand out. Marketers need to draw a sharper line between the work AI should handle and where human creativity matters most.
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AI is helping marketers meet rising demand for advertising assets, but creative production gains don’t equal creativity. Marketers need to use AI for scale and efficiency while protecting the human ideas that drive brand impact.

Key Question: When and where should marketers use AI for advertising creative—and where do humans still have the advantage?

Key Stat: When asked to name a random number between 1 and 10, AI platforms respond with 7 some 94% of the time—a lack of originality that demonstrates their limitations as creative tools.

authors

Nate Elliott

Contributors

Madan Kumar
Copy Editor
Wendy Malloy
Director, Reports Editor
Emma Noyes
Senior Graphic Designer, Data Visualization
Stephanie Paterik
VP, Insights
Matt Torpey
Senior Data Visualization Editor
Jherr Daven Velasco
Data Visualization Editor
Max Willens
Senior Analyst
Yoram Wurmser
Principal Analyst
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