Meta used Bowie's apocalyptic 'Five Years' in an upbeat AI ad

Meta aired an AI promotional advertisement set to David Bowie's "Five Years" — a song about humanity learning it has five years left before the apocalypse. The jarring contrast between the song's bleak premise and the ad's upbeat tone sparked widespread criticism and ridicule online. Many observers noted that Meta appeared unaware of the actual meaning of the song it had licensed.