Artificial intelligence continues to make its presence known in all sorts of ways: the FCC stepping in to ban AI-faked voices in robocalls, Paul McCartney using AI to create the final Beatles song, a growing list of products you can use, from ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini to special-purpose GPTs. AI showed up at Sunday’s Super Bowl as well, in some of the highly anticipated commercials airing during the championship game, which the Kansas City Chiefs won 25-22 in overtime against the San Francisco 49ers.
Some ads highlighted how AI helps their products, others used AI to actually make their ads, and at least one poked fun at AI. Here’s a look at the AI-related ads, and be sure to also check out our roundup of all the Super Bowl ads.
Microsoft Copilot: ‘Watch Me’
Microsoft’s “Watch Me” commercial promotes Microsoft Copilot, the company’s AI assistant found in Windows 11, and plays off the idea that AI will replace artists and creatives. In this ad, people call on AI to help them complete their movie, video game or study for a chemistry test.
Google’s Pixel 8: ‘Javier in Frame’
We live in a selfie- and camera phone-focused age, but you may never have thought about how those with impaired vision are able to take photos. Google features an accessibility feature called Guided Frame for its Pixel 8 smartphone, using Google AI to alert them about when and how many faces are in the frame. Blind director Adam Morse — with an ending voiceover by blind singer-songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder — explains the feature in his Super Bowl ad.
CrowdStrike: ‘The Future’
Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike travels back to the Old West in an ad showcasing how it uses AI for security. When creepy Star Wars-looking robots try to attack the town, one lone woman armed with CrowdStrike’s AI-powered cybersecurity shuts them down fast.
Etsy: ‘Gift Mode’
Ah, it’s always a good time to poke (gentle) fun at the French. In Etsy’s Super Bowl ad, Americans about to receive the Statue of Liberty…
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