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

The article clarifies that David Bowie’s “Five Years” is about humans realizing they have five years left before an apocalypse, contradicting the “supposedly inspiring” framing used by Meta in an advertisement. No financial metrics or guidance are provided, so the news appears more reputational/cultural than market-moving.

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The article clarifies that David Bowie’s “Five Years” is about humans realizing they have five years left before an apocalypse, contradicting the “supposedly inspiring” framing used by Meta in an advertisement. No financial metrics or guidance are provided, so the news appears more reputational/cultural than market-moving.