Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction
THE SO WHAT
Using Bowie’s “Five Years” as the soundtrack for AI optimism underlines how far apart corporate narratives and public anxieties can be. Brand, policy, and product teams working on AI should assume a skeptical audience by default and pressure-test campaigns with people outside the building.
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