2026 commercials with A.I. slop from Meta, Google, and Anthropic

Source Domain: slate.com

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– The tech industry is making a major push to highlight artificial intelligence (A.I.) in Super Bowl LX ads, following last year’s overlooked Super Bowl A.I. ad blitz.
– Big names like Meta, OpenAI, Salesforce, Amazon, and Anthropic are bringing in celebrities to front their A.I. initiatives, hoping to draw more attention amid investor anxiety.
– Meta has Spike Lee and Marshawn Lynch promoting its new “Athletic Intelligence” wearable device, and Google’s Alexa has Chris Hemsworth in its ad.
– The use of celebrities is part of a strategy to associate human excitement with A.I., despite consumer fatigue with the tech.
– Anthropic notably made a dig at competitor Open AI by producing ads about how their AI would stay ad-free.
– Many of these companies have previously seen their overpromoted tech bust bubbles, like the cryptocurrency crash of 2022.
– Despite the risks and similarities to the past flops of other tech bubbles, high spend on Super Bowl ads continues as an industry trend.