Written as if unearthed from 2080, this speculative chronicle by Marty Weintraub “looks back” at what he anticipates as the Great AI Rupture of 2026 to 2036. The upcoming rupture will be a time when artificial intelligence and the people who command it dismantle and rebuild marketing from the ground up. Framed from the perspective of a fictitious psycho-historian author, Cortex Rituals, 2080 explores how one agency foresaw the upheaval and pivoted at the exact moment others froze. Rather than resisting automation, AIMCLEAR and its 2028 spinoff Cortex Rituals reinvented marketing creative, combining human ingenuity with machine intelligence in a ritualistic way that preserved meaning and multiplied impact. Weintraub, known for pioneering the early intersections of AI and marketing, recasts his own agency’s story as both prophecy and evidence. Blending science fiction with cultural history, this mini-novel captures the paranoia, exhilaration, and transfiguration of an industry in freefall, while reminding readers that adaptation and foresight remain the timeless tools of survival.
