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Anybody else really bothered by AI marketing?

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I don't mean as a writer, marketer, or creative. I'm asking you as a consumer who's seen them.

Every YouTube or Facebook video ad I've seen with an AI voice, AI copy, and AI influencer/reviewer have all been complete scams. Either completely false advertising through outrageous claims or dropshipped garbage with fake reviews or testimonials.

The ones I've seen are usually e-commerce fashion like Gatsby Shoes (literally just shoes from Temu down to having the word "fashion" as a logo on some models), cheap athletic wear that looks like a nylon sweat trap, weird suits that are obviously from China (I saw one I swear was mesh like water shoes).

But there's also a "boutique" cologne claiming to last 12+ hours, older ads said 6+, but it has the lasting power of an aftershave.

There's also one that I keep seeing for a cordless portable "air conditioner" that's really just a small box fan, available for something like $60, it's a dropshipped fan from AliExpress. There's exhaust to pump out hot air.

And the most recent one I've seen is a cooling blanket that's super thin, like a bed sheet. The ads aren't always super obvious AI, usually they're skits of some kind, but they stink just as much.

I just find these ads unsettling at best, and at worst they scream total scam to me.

Posted Jul 9, 2025, 11:17 PM UTC

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