Vaynerchuk: Major Brands Won't Adopt Pure AI Ads Due to Backlash
Gary Vaynerchuk · Gary Vee Says the Smartest Investors Are Going Analog · Apr 24, 2026 · at 11:19
Gary Vaynerchuk discusses why consumer backlash against AI replacing jobs will prevent major global corporations from switching entirely to AI-generated marketing.
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“This is, by the way, one of the reasons we're not gonna see unlimited television commercials and social media content that's just pure AI from the biggest companies in the world is every time they try to go there, you probably have touched on your show, McDonald's, others, they get such backlash because the whole world is so scared that AI is gonna take their job that the consumer is pushing against it”
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