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Meta's AI optimism ad uses David Bowie's song about human extinction

Meta has released a new advertisement promoting AI optimism, featuring a soundtrack that discusses human extinction. The ad juxtaposes cheerful imagery of connection and human potential with David Bowie's song "Five Years," which describes the panic and despair following the announcement of a five-year deadline before Earth's demise. This seemingly contradictory musical choice has drawn criticism, with the article suggesting it undermines Meta's message of AI benefiting humanity and highlighting a potential disconnect between tech leaders and the humanities. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential disconnects in how AI's societal impact is communicated by major tech companies.

RANK_REASON Article discusses a company's marketing campaign and its perceived messaging inconsistencies, rather than a core AI development or release.

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Meta's AI optimism ad uses David Bowie's song about human extinction

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  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Amanda Silberling ·

    Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction

    David Bowie's song "Five Years," which Meta used in a supposedly inspiring advertisement, is about humans learning that they have five years left to live before the apocalypse.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/meta-launched-a-new-ai-optimism-ad-set-to-a-song-about

    Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/meta-launched-a-new-ai-optimism-ad-set-to-a-song-about-human-extinction/ # AI # Tech # Metaverse