Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction
Posted by robin_reala 13 hours ago
Comments
Comment by rightbyte 11 hours ago
People not into music does not seem to actually listen to the lyrics. Like, Springsteens Born in the USA etc. It is really strange. The lyrics doesn't even have to be subtle.
Comment by sidewndr46 10 hours ago
"pumped up kicks" comes to mind
Comment by sebmellen 9 hours ago
Out of all of Bowie’s songs, why would you choose Five Years for this? So daft.
You could have picked something like Rebel Rebel or Changes which are more positive songs that actually fit your message. Truly absurd.
Comment by caminanteblanco 6 hours ago
Nearly as inane as choosing saviour machine
Comment by rceDia 8 hours ago
Perhaps a knowledgeable "insider" purposely selected the song as a warning "flare"..or perhaps the marketing folks are clueless.
Comment by qlte 5 hours ago
It reminds me of those substanceless Veridian Dynamics ads on Better Off Ted.
Comment by Slow_Hand 5 hours ago
They had to have had _some_ inkling, considering one of the lyrics is “a cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest, and a queer threw up at the sight of that.”
Comment by blitzar 11 hours ago
They are nothing if not honest about what they think of their customers and what their ambitions are.
Comment by Dependance 8 hours ago
"dumb fucks" ? Wouldn't be new.
https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2010/05/14/facebook-foun...
Comment by pwdisswordfishq 8 hours ago
At this point, I would not be surprised if they did it on purpose.
Comment by dude250711 12 hours ago
The real humour is Meta thinking it will be a meaningful part of AI future...
Comment by Grimblewald 11 hours ago
unfortunately one of the main applications of current wave "AI", in the long term, is going to be mass surveillance. Meta is a big player on that front.
Comment by drweevil 8 hours ago
Yup. Look at Palantir. What government wouldn't want an All Seeing Eye of Sauron? Their client list is telling.
Comment by notabotiswear 11 hours ago
It's a game for those with the most cash to burn, and Zuck has that cash (or the ridiculous and numerous equivalents the financers/economists come up with whenever the old set of Monopoly currencies come up short).
Comment by lardosaurusrex 11 hours ago
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