MIND & METRIC MEDIA

04 — TWO CENTS

Two Cents

Walker's two cents on paid media: measurement, automation, and what actually moves numbers. Short, specific, and occasionally uncomfortable.

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The Chimpanzee With a Machine Gun

Every ad platform now sells automation as strategy. The pitch is partly true. That is exactly what makes it dangerous. On AI, ad spend, and why judgment is still the scarcest asset in paid media.

Walker Zhao · 14 July 2026

Illustrative render of a chimpanzee in a server room, the article's visual metaphor for AI without judgment