Is it over for AI UGC ads? Has the bubble finally burst?
Summary
The author argues that new labeling regulations and platform policies (New York, Meta, Snapchat) are undermining AI-generated UGC ads, pushing advertisers back to human creator content and signaling a potential bubble burst for AI video ad tools.
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