Meta Uses Bowie's Doomsday Song to Sell AI Optimism

Meta launched an AI optimism ad on Facebook Watch using David Bowie's "Five Years," a song about humanity panicking over imminent extinction. The ad pairs black-and-white fear headlines with color footage of human joy. Worth flagging: the soundtrack choice brings the debate over whether AI could threaten humanity's survival — once a niche academic topic — into mainstream corporate advertising.