Coca-Cola, a subsidiary of the multi-billion dollar conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, recently boasted of using fewer people to create an AI-generated Christmas commercial.

Similar to last year’s AI-generated ad, the controversial spot, produced by the Los Angeles-based AI studio Secret Level, serves as an homage to the company’s 1995 “The Holidays are Coming” coming commercial, featuring AI-generated animals from around the world celebrating as the famous Coca-Cola trucks roll through town. The ad ends with an AI-generated Santa Claus smiling and waving at the camera.

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Social media users have responded negatively to the ad, condemning it as “AI slop” devoid of spirit.

“Disgusting. Miss when y’all actually used to make an actual effort with these instead of just producing sl

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