Coca-Cola’s AI-driven Christmas ad, 'Holidays Are Coming,' creates a buzz.

Coca-Cola has dropped a version of its famous "Holidays Are Coming" Christmas commercial made using artificial intelligence - and the nation is in two minds. Introduced in 1995, the live-action ad showing Coca-Cola trucks all aglow with lights has long been a symbol of Christmas. This year, the brand released a version of the classic commercial created with generative AI so that the classic old charm remains, but with a little modern vigor.

The 16-second ad is a near reproduction of the original, with snowy roads, lively and holiday-imbued soundtrack, and familiar Coke trucks moving along the winter landscapes. However, it is the digital version of the depiction that has people pretty mixed up, with some genuinely admiring the sci-fi feel. Still, others dislike the artificial appearance of those visuals created by AIs and miss the warmth and realism of the real footage in their originals.

Despite the negative reaction to this reimagining through the application of AI, Coca-Cola's use of AI for this reimagining points toward a larger strategy: positioning it as a tech-forward brand. The new ad mixes tradition and technology, which suggests that Coca-Cola is quite anxious to keep up with the pace of the digital age.

However, the backlash highlights an even wider tension between nostalgia and innovation. Where enthusiasts of the classic spot, which is literally set in holiday folklore, expressed disappointment in the sense that the AI version feels empty and lacks the emotional resonance of the original.

Ultimately, this AI-powered ad for Christmas from Coca-Cola did exactly what it was designed to do: get people talking. Whether that conversion to a die-hard fan of the original remains to be seen, however, it is undeniable to generate buzz, which the campaign has. At the root of Coca-Cola's experiment merging nostalgia with modern technologies is a wider shift in how brands engage their audiences in an increasingly digital world.

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More creativity

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