AI Leadership

From synthetic data to discounting, Mark Ritson diagnoses all of marketing’s biggest AI-era problems in a rapid-fire clinic. Here are the best quotes. Last week, Mark Ritson used his second Marketing Clinic with The Drum to tackle all your questions around artificial intelligence and the holiday shopping season.  Hosted by…

On June 4th, 2026, the federal government released Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy: AI for All (the Strategy). The Strategy aims to ensure that artificial intelligence serves Canadians, strengthens businesses and communities and enhances Canada’s control over its technological future through six key pillars. Pillar 1: Protecting Canadians and Safeguarding our Democracy…

This report categorizes comprehensive AI governance providers, using a framework that provides context to the evolving AI governance vendor ecosystem. As organizations deepen their adoption of artificial intelligence, the need for clear and operational governance structures has never been more important.  A continual theme from our ongoing AI governance landscape…

Hi dear readers and friends, Welcome to the Human Override. Twice a month, I share short reflections about AI and society, ending with the “Human Override” (a way to preserve humanity when everything turns synthetic). New readers highlight: Haygun, AI Specialist | Michael, CTO | Marco, Creative Leader | +64 anonymous…

The Canadian AI Regulatory Landscape Canada currently operates without comprehensive federal legislation governing artificial intelligence (AI); the national AI rulebook is still a work in progress. The federal bill that would have created a national AI law, Bill C-27—which included the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA)—lapsed at prorogation in…

Somewhere deep in the Hundred Acre Wood, a meeting is about to begin. Owl arrives first, flapping down with a stack of policy papers that no one remembers asking for. Rabbit follows quickly, outlining procedures on the back of a leaf. Piglet follows, shivering with worry that the new system…

Tigger doesn’t just walk into a meeting. He arrives. Usually, he arrives mid-thought and mid-enthusiasm. Often, he gives the illusion that whatever we’re discussing is about to become far more exciting than anyone else realizes. In the Hundred Acre Wood, everyone is familiar with his energy. When Tigger gets an…

Have you seen the deliciously postmodern promo for Timothée Chalamet’s new film Marty Supreme? It’s ricocheting around the internet right now, and for good reason. The spot offers a bone-dry portrayal of a virtual marketing meeting between the film’s agency team and Chalamet himself, who joins the call to share…