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# The7stars exec: AI media planning needs algorithmic transparency, not just spend transparency
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/the7stars-exec-ai-media-planning-needs-algorithmic-transparency-not-just-spend-transparency/
- Published: 2026-09-27T21:00:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-27T21:00:59.000Z
- Description: ExchangeWire is running a column from the7stars managing partner Helen Rose arguing that as AI automates media planning, advertisers need to understand why a recommendation was made, not just where money went.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Agencies, AI, ExchangeWire: media transparency battle shifts to algorithms

**Why it matters.** Agencies that treat algorithmic logic as proprietary IP will face pressure to explain audience decisions as clients demand to see the reasoning behind AI-driven recommendations.

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