Meta scores AI optimism ad with Bowie's "Five Years," a song about human extinction

Meta launched an AI optimism ad on Facebook Watch using David Bowie's "Five Years," which depicts humanity panicking over imminent mass extinction. The spot pairs black-and-white fear headlines with color footage of human joy. Worth flagging: the soundtrack choice places existential-risk discourse — once confined to academic AI safety circles — squarely in mainstream corporate advertising.