But it was always ostensibly a human behind the magazine ad. That was the fantasy. AI flooding the space would be like little bits of skin visibly peeling off

But it was always ostensibly a human behind the magazine ad. That was the fantasy. AI flooding the space would be like little bits of skin visibly peeling off all the magazine models, exposing a robot underneath. If that's ubiquitous, it breaks the spell. A break won't happen instantly, but the illusion no longer sustainable, outside the much smaller niche of people idolizing actual fantasy characters.