Aruba ads face biometric targeting backlash

The "lookalike" ad phenomenon marks a new frontier in the uncanny valley where hyper-personalization meets potential surveillance. Public suspicion that private cloud storage is being scraped for ad assets reflects a total collapse in platform trust. Generative AI in advertising is moving toward "emotional engineering" by mirroring the user's social circle, while confusion between "All-Inclusive" (AI) and "Artificial Intelligence" creates a brand safety nightmare. Even if coincidental, the lack of mandatory disclosure for AI-generated models fuels "Dead Internet" anxieties.