Marketers put up guardrails as AI agents reshape programmatic buying
May 14, 2026 AI agents are evolving quickly. In theory, agents are autonomous decision makers — automating campaign creation, optimizing ad buys and drafting pitch decks. In reality, marketers aren’t ready to give up control, establishing guardrails to keep agents in check. Marketers don’t have a lot of trust when it comes to AI agents in ad buying yet. But that mistrust isn’t unfound...