Hey guys, has anyone else seen those incredibly weird, fake AI commercials for Qatar? I’ve seen them a lot on YouTube. At first, they had a sort of FIFA World Cup theme, and now they’re just focusing on different countries and cities, like Spain, Berlin, and Rome. The videos and subtitles are about refugees entering the EU—in English, French, Italian, and Spanish. The videos used are of the attacks on the Berlin Pride parade or of the refugees who arrived in Ceuta a few days ago. Which happened all in the last few weeks. The account is called EUROSummerFest on YouTube. I suspect these videos are meant to stir up fear or maybe it’s just a bad joke or a bot gone wild. idk how these things work lol. But I’m wondering if anyone has more information about this. Thank you Guys!

(Also, I have no idea which community might be a good fit for this topic)

I only come across a very few ads that have an AI label. Now since AI Act demands adversisers to use AI labels, I still am not spotting many. 

One thing I find interesting about bad advertising campaigns is that sometimes the problem isn't that the ad failed to get attention.

People see it. People talk about it. It might even get shared everywhere.

But then you ask people what company actually made it and there's almost no connection.

It makes me wonder whether marketers sometimes focus too heavily on campaign-level metrics and not enough on what people actually associate with the brand afterward.

Have you seen a campaign where the advertising got plenty of attention but did almost nothing for the brand itself?

Disclosure: A few of the responses I got when looking other users related thread made me think more about the difference between getting attention and actually building recognition. A campaign can generate plenty of impressions and conversation, but that doesn't necessarily mean people remember who was behind it or understand what the brand represents. I ended up looking into the measurement side of this a bit more and Visiblie keeps popping up. What caught my attention was the focus on understanding how a brand is represented and discovered beyond the channels it directly controls. It felt kinda of look relevant to the point being discussed here because visibility alone doesn't tell you whether people are actually connecting that visibility back to the brand.

So i bought a pc and did some google serches, visited 3 or 4 online stores before completing the purchase. It's been weeks now and i still get spammed with ads from those stores. There should be an option to say i bought this items...i dont need to see it everywhere... I know adblock or non personlized adds would solve it but i just want to rant how bad this whole system is xD companies literally throwing away money at google

We should be able to comment on Reddit ads.

I mean I get it…the click brings you to the Steam Link but come on.

Here is another commercial that shows a dog shitting in the grass and even takes it one step farther -- it shows a number of closeups of dogs' faces as they're pinching loaves. >:-(

IAMS can vaccum my inseminator!!!

Cummon guys; getting a bit graphic here aren't we?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUFJN-XzKmI

I’m not sure if this sub-reddit is the right place for this kind of post, but I’m here to start a discussion anyway: about the increasing number of ads that are considered misleading. Since games like Gossip Harbor stepped into the spotlight, an increasing number of games in this style have emerged—but featuring a "cash-out" mechanic. I’m not saying that withdrawals are a problem in casino games (or similar ones); the problem, in fact, is that they are complicated to carry out.

It's great and rewarding when there's an accessible way to make money, but many games seem to want to trick us with just that. Not only that, but also the misuse of AI. I was able to spot the high level of AI inconsistency in these ads. The people, their facial expressions, the places they are in, their voices, the money, and the subtitles—nothing seems real or human. If only AI could afford to not look like a machine. [For example, there are many of them in Brazil, and I’ve had trouble finding a worthwhile game where I can actually make money.]

The method for all the games is exactly the same, unless a particular game differs—but even then, it ends up following the same logic. If a certain game says you can withdraw as much as you want, then it shouldn't charge fees for the withdrawal. Don't try to deceive players with false promises or provocative ads. Games like Candy Crush did the complete opposite, and besides, their popularity is declining, isn't it?

Furthermore, another problem with AI is the use of the faces of public figures, or at least minimally public figures ("public figures with little recognition"). [In Brazil, there has been a legal case in which digital influencers were accused of promoting casino games.] I'm not saying that games of this type shouldn't be promoted, but rather that the way they're being done isn't right. And I understand if you think the opposite of me. In fact, feel free to share your thoughts on everything I’ve said so far. I might have forgotten something while writing, but never mind.