If Meta points all its AI compute at ads, it'll sell your grandparents a bridge
matt_slotnick · x · 2026-10-22
A widely shared quip: you better hope Meta finds new productive uses for AI, because if it aims all that compute at advertising, "they're going to figure out how to sell your grandparents a bridge" — a satirical take on what hyper-optimized AI persuasion could do in Meta's ads business.
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