Christmas commercials are a given for many large companies. They not only promote their products, but also serve as a form of thanking customers for their year-round support. But times are changing, and thanks to increasingly advanced artificial intelligence, many companies are changing their habits - instead of filming commercials, they are creating them with the help of AI. Coca Cola has done this for the second year in a row and has once again been criticized. But now we have a winner for the worst commercial. Or the best one?
This year, a global fast-food chain also resorted to AI tools for generating videos McDonald's. Unlike Coca Cola doesn't focus on cute animals and Christmas trucks with Santa Claus, but shows what disaster can take place during Christmas. And he did it in a very funny and original way. And in many ways cynical. The message of the ad is a bit controversial - survive Christmas until January in peace at McDonald's - but that's not what upset people.
A wave of disapproval and criticism immediately arose on social media. According to many people, fast food ruined Christmas, unnecessarily mocks them and his ad simply lacks the true Christmas spirit. "The most awful commercial I've seen this year. More cynical than the Grinch," one user even commented. One could wave their hands at this, because even negative feedback is feedback. But the chain was so scared of the massive criticism that He eventually pulled the ad completely.Luckily, you can still watch it because it's still circulating on social media.
McDonald's unveiled what has to be the most god-awful ad I've seen this year – worse than Coca-Cola's.
Fully AI-generated, that's one. Looks repulsive, that's two. More cynical about Christmas than the Grinch, that's three.
I don't wanna be the only one suffering, take a look: pic.twitter.com/lRYODLkkBJ
— Theodore McKenzie (@realTedMcKenzie) December 6, 2025
And you can make up your own mind not only about whether the concept is Christmassy enough, but also about how you like the ad created solely by AI tools. According to many people, it lacks soul and could have been shot better by a human. Others, on the other hand, are amazed at how advanced it is already. Artificial Intelligence is. And filmmakers may be starting to worry more and more about their jobs.
