AI, Brand Safety’s Frenemy | Behind the Numbers

In today’s podcast episode, we discuss whether AI slop is becoming a problem on YouTube, the ways AI is helping—and hindering—brand safety efforts for advertisers, and what marketers can do about AI’s influence on how their ads appear. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Analyst Jacob Bourne and Principal Analyst Bill Fisher. Listen anywhere, or watch on YouTube or Spotify.   Subscribe to EMARKETER's newsletters. Go to https://www.emarketer.com/newsletters   Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/emarketer/   For sponsorship opportunities, contact us: [email protected]   For more information, visit: https://www.emarketer.com/advertise/   Have questions or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at [email protected]    For a transcript of this episode, click here: https://www.emarketer.com/content/ podcast-ai-brand-safety-s-frenemy-behind-numbers   © 2026 EMARKETER