A brief history of artificial intelligence in advertising
Somewhere in a sleepy North London suburb, a shopkeeper ritualistically opened his daily newspaper.
Eyeing the weather report, he moved a bin of black umbrellas to the front of the store, just inside the door where they could easily be seen by customers needing a quick respite from the approaching rain. The year is 1861 and a weather forecast, first published in London’s daily newspaper The Times, had likely influenced the purchase of an umbrella or two.
