- Meta's new AI-themed ad uses David Bowie's song 'Five Years,' which is about an impending mass-extinction event, creating a contradictory and ironic message.
- The ad's optimistic tone about AI's future is undermined by the song's apocalyptic lyrics about Earth dying and humans panicking.
- Tech leaders like Zuckerberg, Altman, and Musk demonstrate poor literary analysis, often missing the dark themes of the media they reference (e.g., 'Ready Player One,' 'Her,' 'Lord of the Rings').
- Anthropic's ad also attempts to highlight AI risks but ends up conveying a bleak mood similar to 'Five Years.'
- Public perception of AI remains negative: only 16% of Americans expect positive impact in the next 20 years, while 40% expect negative impact.