CEO Who Plastered AI Ads All Over Subway System Afraid to Talk to Real New Yorkers Face-to-Face
Friend CEO Avi Schiffmann's subway AI ad sparked intense backlash, leaving him tired of confronting New Yorkers and reluctant to engage with passersby.
Friend's provocative $1 million NYC subway ad campaign for a $129 wearable AI companion provoked deliberate vandalism and widespread public backlash that the founder anticipated.