When Ad Dashboards Start Lying // AIDRAN

The power asymmetry that makes AI-controlled auctions dangerous is not technical — it is informational. When the platform sets the bid, executes the bid, and reports the outcome, the buyer has no independent ground truth. Platform-reported ROAS under these conditions is closer to an invoice than a measurement ^[2]. The buyer pays what the platform says the outcome was worth.

Media Buyers' Dashboards Are Lying to Them. AI Controls the Auction Now.

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