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Google ad imagines founding fathers using AI to write Declaration

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Verge ·

A new Google Workspace commercial depicts the founding fathers using Gemini AI and collaboration tools to draft the Declaration of Independence. The ad shows Ben Franklin texting Thomas Jefferson, aiming to showcase Google's productivity features. Critics call the ad cringeworthy and historically tone-deaf.

Meridian48 take
The ad's attempt to humanize AI through historical fiction feels forced and risks trivializing both the technology and the founding moment.
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