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Sony WPP Rebate Fraud Allegations Reawaken Age-Old Debates in Adland

Anthropic's revenue run rate has topped $65 billion ahead of the lab's planned mega-IPO, while OpenAI announced it will expand its advertising product to dozens of new markets across Europe and launched a version of ChatGPT designed for teens. The developments highlight the rapid growth and expansion of AI companies in the advertising and consumer markets.

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Sony WPP Rebate Fraud Allegations Reawaken Age-Old Debates in Adland
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This is AI, Tech & Money. I’m Kendra Barnett, reporting from New York.

First, a quick AI download for the week. Anthropic’s revenue run rate has topped $65 billion ahead of the lab’s planned mega-IPO. The company’s top rival, OpenAI, meanwhile, announced that it will expand its advertising product to dozens of new markets across Europe, and also launched a version of ChatGPT designed for teens (no doubt taking notes on the years of Zuckerberg-skewering in Congress over the safety of minors on social media).

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