The LexisNexis AI in PR report found 55% of PR pros use AI for content and nearly 60% use it without approval. See the findings and what it leaves out.
Article 50 of the EU AI Act has applied since August 2, 2026. Here is what brands and agencies must disclose, what the December 2 deadline really changes, and a dated checklist for US teams.
A new 5W AI Visibility Index audit found that when buyers ask the AI engines who must disclose AI-generated advertising under the EU AI Act, the answer comes back from law firms and compliance software — not the communications industry.
The 2026 playbook: Ferguson's FTC, DMA/DSA enforcement, EU AI Act, DOJ Google remedies, fifty-state privacy patchwork, and the AI-safety comms function as a distinct discipline.
Polymarket paid 800-plus creators over $2.5M to film staged winning bets on clone domains. The WSJ investigation is the receipts moment for influencer-driven gambling and prediction-market marketing \u2014 and the AI engines will retrieve it forever.
The EU AI Act applies to U.S. companies whose AI products affect European persons. The extraterritorial reach is broader than most U.S. CMOs realize. Compliance posture, communications framework, investor disclosure, and crisis pre-positioning all need to assume EU jurisdiction even for companies without European operations. Here's the stress test framework.
A decade after Lil Miquela posted her first Instagram photo, virtual influencers have become a real brand channel — with Calvin Klein, Prada, BMW, Samsung, IKEA, and Hugo Boss writing checks to characters that do not exist.
LinkedIn shipped more AI features in 2024-25 than in the prior decade. Hiring Assistant, Sales Navigator AI, Copilot integration, algorithm AI \u2014 the operational reference.
AI regulation is moving faster than most brands realize. State attorneys general, FTC, and the EU AI Act are accelerating enforcement. Most CMOs are unprepared. Brands without a coordinated AI disclosure posture carry unhedged regulatory exposure across multiple vectors. This article outlines key facts, applicable rules, enforcement vectors, and how to build an effective AI disclosure posture before it’s too late.
American AI regulation is fragmenting, not consolidating. Brands face a complex compliance landscape with the EU AI Act, a patchwork of state laws, and federal preemption efforts. The 2026 midterms will accelerate, not resolve, this fragmentation. This article outlines the operating picture for brands to govern marketing, communications, and AI deployment through 2026, focusing on key deadlines, state-specific legislation, and enforcement trends from the FTC and state Attorneys General.
