Toys 'R' Us' New AI-Generated Ad Is Truly Horrible And More Of The Week's Takes

Published on June 29, 2024

Toys ‘R’ Us—or, more accurately, the brand’s reanimated corpse—made waves this week with the release of an AI-generated ad that inadvertently reveals so much about this era of widespread “enshittification.” Our piece on that, as well as a lament for the way expiring licenses are killing Forza Horizon 4, a celebration…

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