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Is the Sloppening upon us? The rise of Gen-AI and what it means for brands.

Is the Sloppening upon us? The rise of Gen-AI and what it means for brands.

Update: 2025-05-26
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Recently, I got caught in a bit of a storm. People on YouTube got angry about the use of AI footage in my recent documentary on brand mascots. “AI slop! I’m not watching this stuff!” It got me wondering (some great comments in that LinkedIn thread) about what the future for brands would be like. Enter: Joe Burns, who’s been dropping the most insightful and amazing flipbooks on LinkedIn.

Joe did not disappoint, we had a fascinating conversation about the impact AI has on brands, creative teams, the agency world, content creation, and the strategy behind it.

Joe brings a fresh perspective to the table, or as he likes to call them, ‘strategic cold cuts’. There is no playbook for the future, but Joe is giving us some handles to think about what’s coming, and I’m grateful for it.

What do you think? Is the sloppening upon us? Let me know by replying to the email or commenting on Substack.



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Is the Sloppening upon us? The rise of Gen-AI and what it means for brands.

Is the Sloppening upon us? The rise of Gen-AI and what it means for brands.

Stef Hamerlinck and Joe Burns