AI-Generated Advert Depicts Bleak Future with Aged Tech Titans
A thought-provoking and fictional advert, created by the Belgian video agency AiCandy, has sparked widespread discussion by offering a chilling glimpse into a potential dystopian future. The advert is set in the year 2036 and features artificially aged versions of three of the world's most prominent technology entrepreneurs: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Sam Altman.
A Vision of 2036: Widespread Job Displacement and a New Energy Concept
In this AI-generated narrative, the future is portrayed as one where artificial intelligence and advanced robotics have fundamentally reshaped the global workforce. The advert predicts that by 2036, these technologies will have replaced a staggering 80% of all human jobs, leading to significant societal upheaval and economic displacement.
The aged versions of Musk, Bezos, and Altman are depicted not as victims of this change, but as its architects and promoters. They appear in the advert to introduce and endorse a new corporate venture named Energym.
The Energym Proposition: Converting Human Effort into Power
The core concept of Energym, as presented in the fictional advert, is both innovative and unsettling. The company proposes a system that directly converts human physical energy—generated through workouts and exercise—into a viable, real-life power source.
This concept is framed as a dual-purpose solution for the imagined future. Firstly, it aims to address pressing global energy needs by creating a novel, human-powered renewable energy stream. Secondly, and perhaps more critically in the context of the advert's dystopian setting, it is presented as a means to provide a new sense of purpose and utility for a human population largely made redundant from traditional employment by AI and automation.
The advert, released on Thursday, 26 February 2026, serves as a creative exploration of the potential long-term consequences of rapid technological advancement. It uses the familiar faces of today's tech leaders to personify a future where the very systems they helped pioneer could lead to profound existential and economic challenges for humanity.
