Has Your Marketing and/or Advertising Been Turing’d?

If you’re not familiar with the concept of Turing’d, tune in to this post on Kevin Kelly’s provocative blog The Technium. Much of what he says applies to marketing and advertising, particualrly in research and media. But creativity is not immune. As evidence, I offer this website: theadgenerator.org. It’s rudimentary, I admit, but there’s something unnerving for a creative type like me when you see a program that can generate concepts every 3-5 seconds. I have no doubt that refinements are in the works.