04 — Media & articles

Thinking out loud.

Essays, interviews and field notes from the humAIn desk and friends — everything we've published, newest first.

Don’t Measure Taste. Measure What It Does.
Essay - ROI of taste in the measurement era

Don’t Measure Taste. Measure What It Does.

by Joana Barros
Trust Was Never a Data Problem
Essay - trust in the agentic era

Trust Was Never a Data Problem

by Shane Duggan
R/GA's global boss joins humAIn 2026, Sydney's independent AI conference, this October
News

R/GA's global boss joins humAIn 2026, Sydney's independent AI conference, this October

by the humAIn desk
Marketing Has a New Cost. Most CMOs Aren't Measuring It
Guest opinion piece

Marketing Has a New Cost. Most CMOs Aren't Measuring It

by Guest contributor Aleisha McCall
The F(AI)ustian Bargain Behind the Backlash
Essay - the AI Backlash

The F(AI)ustian Bargain Behind the Backlash

8 mins. by Cat McGinn
Conference Programme Announcement

humAIn puts friction back into creativity with Uber’s Lucinda Barlow, Ben Cooper and Screen Swap

by the humAIn desk
Proof of Life: AI provenance over purity
Essay - AI provenance over purity

Proof of Life: AI provenance over purity

by Cat McGinn
humAIn 2026 announces first sessions: a BytePlus keynote, three practitioners go head to head about what AI is doing to creative work, and Chatham House Rule roundtables
News - humAIn's first sessions announced

humAIn 2026 announces first sessions: a BytePlus keynote, three practitioners go head to head about what AI is doing to creative work, and Chatham House Rule roundtables

by the humAIn desk
The Paradox Of AI And The Slide Toward Creative Homogeneity
Podcast

The Paradox Of AI And The Slide Toward Creative Homogeneity

Podcast - 49 minutes by the humAIn desk
Mind the gap: trust falls between adoption and accountability
Essay - Mind The Gap: trust falls between adoption and accountability

Mind the gap: trust falls between adoption and accountability

7 minute read by Cat McGinn
Fork This Industry
Essay - Fork This Industry

Fork This Industry

7 minute read. by Cat McGinn
McGinn's Law: every technology repairs the damage of the one before, and AI is no exception
Founding Essay

McGinn's Law: every technology repairs the damage of the one before, and AI is no exception

9-10 minute read by Cat McGinn
B&T joins as humAIn media partner for new two day event
News

B&T joins as humAIn media partner for new two day event

by the humAIn desk
AI has an altitude problem
Essay - the AI Altitude Problem

AI has an altitude problem

4 min read by Cat McGinn
humAIn launches as indie media and events platform to help Australian marketing industry navigate AI
News - humAIn Media launches

humAIn launches as indie media and events platform to help Australian marketing industry navigate AI

3 min read by the humAIn desk
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