Meta Uses David Bowie's 'Five Years' in AI Optimism Ad
Meta released an advertising campaign intended to promote AI optimism, but ironically chose to feature David Bowie's "Five Years," a song about humanity learning it has only five years before extinction. The disconnect between the ad's uplifting message about AI and the apocalyptic subject matter of the soundtrack created an unintended dark irony that drew attention and criticism.
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Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction
Meta released an advertising campaign intended to promote AI optimism, but ironically chose to feature David Bowie's "Five Years," a song about humanity learning it has only five years before extinction. The disconnect between the ad's uplifting message about AI and the apocalyptic subject matter of the soundtrack created an unintended dark irony that drew attention and criticism.
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