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Is AI making advertising better—or just faster at getting it wrong? Live from TMRE 2026 in Denver, Signal & Noise correspondent Lucas Longacre, Head of Product at Inlightened, sits down with Dr. Thomas Ramsøy, neuroscientist and CEO of Neurons. They explore why brand memory has collapsed, how AI may be accelerating advertising's biggest mistakes, and how neuroscience and predictive AI can help marketers create ads that actually work.

TMRE 2026 brought together market research, insights, content, and marketing leaders for three days of keynotes, panels, and conversations in Denver. Across the event, one theme stood out: AI is accelerating the industry, but the future of research will depend just as much on human judgment, empathy, data quality, and the ability to turn information into meaningful insight.

AI is making it possible to replace clunky dashboards, spreadsheets, and repetitive workflows with purpose-built internal applications. Lucas Longacre shares how he’s building hyper-focused tools at Inlightened—and why the next frontier of enterprise AI may be empowering teams to build software around the way they actually work.

In this special edition of Signal & Noise Live at AI Con, Lucas Longacre sits down with AI GovOps co-founder Ken Johnston to discuss what it really takes to scale AI safely. They explore the risks of “demo theater,” why companies need stronger testing, security and observability, and how AI is reshaping software development. Ken also explains why human experience and judgment remain essential as companies race to adopt increasingly powerful AI tools.

What does “full stack” mean in the age of AI? In *Signal & Noise*, Lucas Longacre and Viktor Williamson explore modern software engineering—from frameworks like Next.js to agentic coding and AI-assisted development. They unpack evolving roles, performance, security, and human-centered design, plus why engineers are shifting from builders to orchestrators in a rapidly changing, AI-driven landscape.

Lucas Longacre joins Signal & Noise and debuts with Zach Grumet to explore product management, leadership, and “structuring ambiguity.” They cover unclear problems, team friction, decision-making, and how AI is reshaping product development. Featuring insights from FinTech, HealthTech, and SaaS, this episode highlights why strong product leaders focus on clarity—not just shipping features—in an increasingly complex landscape.