No, not really, when it comes to the latest – asking you to agree to unfettered cloud access to your camera roll to help Meta AI be more creative. While it’s only a test, clicking “Allow” will give access to photos (including facial features), to be analyzed for AI (and who knows what all else).
This includes photos, messages, and location data.
Unless you’re a designer, the last time you thought about Figma was probably when Adobe dropped its $20 billion bid to acquire them due to anti-trust objections. They’re now back in the news with a rare IPO announcement. They also recently bought open source CMS Payload, marking a major expansion beyond design into execution.
Media mix models (MMM), originally developed in the 1960’s, have undergone a resurgence as new technologies make them easier to execute and click-based attribution becomes less credible. But evaluating MMM brings its own challenges. Australia-based Mutinex offers a vendor-neutral Open Source MMM Validation Framework which is now available for free to North American marketers and agencies.