McDonald's Netherlands Removes AI-Generated Holiday Ad After Backlash
By
Stevie Bonifield
Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
McDonald's Netherlands created an AI-generated holiday advertisement that portrayed Christmas as a stressful, terrible time and suggested people should 'hide out in McDonald's until January's here.' The ad featured AI-generated people experiencing various winter misfortunes and was set to a song calling the holiday season 'the most terrible time of the year.' The advertisement was removed from YouTube after receiving backlash over both its depressing message about the holidays and its AI-generated origins.
Key quotes
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The ad concludes by telling viewers to 'hide out in McDonald's until January's here'
The ad for McDonald's Netherlands has been delisted on YouTube
An AI-generated McDonald's ad was removed after backlash over its AI origins and depressing message about the holiday season
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