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As agencies push agentic media future, execs work to ward off client rogue fears

Agentic media tools dominate agency pitch decks; just don't mention the Hugging Face Incident.

As media agencies continue to embrace agentic initiatives, client concerns surrounding potential rogue activity are being addressed. Dentsu's Carat media agency has teamed up with NBC Universal, Freewheel, and AI firm Newton to create a planning, buying, and optimization agent for use in upfront investments. While no party disclosed the name of the luxury retail client that has already begun utilizing this solution, Tinuiti has also taken steps to tackle similar worries.

The independent agency recently unveiled its "Bliss Point Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server," which grants direct access to AI agents for measuring audience, creative, media, and performance. By integrating the proprietary measurement layer with AI agents, Tinuiti has managed to consolidate audience, creative, media, and measurement components onto a single server. For further information, readers can visit digiday.com.

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