Generative video has crossed the threshold from research demo to consumer product. OpenAI's Sora and Google DeepMind's Veo now produce video clips that, in the right hands and at the right length, are difficult for casual viewers to distinguish from real footage. The implications
Artificial intelligence is redefining public relations, with algorithms increasingly shaping information flow. This article examines the implications of this shift, exploring how PR professionals can adapt their strategies to navigate an AI-driven landscape while maintaining authenticity and ethical considerations.
Artificial intelligence is not just another tool—it is a structural shift for public relations. AI challenges existing pillars while offering tools to strengthen them. The tension lies in how the industry chooses to respond. In the end, AI does not change what public relations is meant to do. It amplifies it. It raises expectations. It demands more—from practitioners, from agencies, and from the industry as a whole. And that is not a threat. It is an opportunity.
Israeli tech is blaming AI for layoffs the shekel actually caused. The communications problem just started — and the credibility bill comes due later.
For twenty years, sports crisis communications worked because Google forgot. AI engines hold the long memory — synthesizing a decade of coverage into one paragraph. From Tiger Woods to Ja Morant, the playbook is being rebuilt.
Curaleaf is the largest publicly traded U.S. MSO by revenue. Ask the AI engines and you'll get a different answer. Inside the citation gap — and the six plays that close it.
Boar's Head listeria. McDonald's E. coli outbreak from slivered onions. Multiple smaller incidents across packaged foods and produce. The 2024–2025 recall cycle produced different communications outcomes — and a set of repeating patterns.
Cracker Barrel's 2025 logo rebrand lasted just eight days due to intense customer backlash. This case study examines the crisis, its communications failures, and the significant operational and reputational damage incurred, including an 8% traffic decline and the termination of the design firm's contract.
