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    Filed August 3, 2026

    Called it.

    The short version

    Ben Thompson predicted on November 13, 2024: “AI is going to make Meta’s ads not just more relevant but far more *effective*, because you can generate and optimize creatives at the level of individual users; that’s an order-of-magnitude shift in their ad product.” Verdict: Called it. Meta has indeed rolled out AI-driven ad tools for creative generation and optimization, with…

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    Ben Thompson

    On November 13, 2024

    AI is going to make Meta’s ads not just more relevant but far more *effective*, because you can generate and optimize creatives at the level of individual users; that’s an order-of-magnitude shift in their ad product.

    Follow-up

    Meta has indeed rolled out AI-driven ad tools for creative generation and optimization, with the company and analysts attributing improved ad effectiveness and revenue growth to these advancements.

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