Welcome to Start the Week, our Monday scene-setter for the week ahead. Today: Warburton set to depart Seven West Media next Thursday; a failing grade for the pitch process; and how the AI giants are stealing content.

Warburton brings forward exit as Lehrmann headlines swirl; problematic pitches; and AI corner cutting

Today:

* James Warburton now set to leave Seven next week;

* An new study suggests agencies are unhappy with the state of pitching

* AI creators cutting corners on gobbling up training data

Further reading:

Unmade: The last days of James Warburton

Australian Financial Review: Up in the air: Seven’s new boss braces for impact

Australian Financial Review: Seven’s cost cuts claim the US ‘job’ of former Sunrise boss

Trinity P3: State of The Pitch

New York Times: How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.

Campaign: Will AI power a reboot of full-service agencies?

Today’s episode features Tim Burrowes, Abe Udy and Cat McGinn

Time to leave you to start your week.

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