Dave Ross

Dave Ross is a New York City-based comedian who appears in Froggle, Goofstump and the fake AI companies winning hearts online as one of the creators of Fake AI Subway Ads. In the Marketplace Tech episode, he explains the project’s method: photograph real AI subway ads, list their recurring phrases and visual habits, then recombine them into fake companies and slogans.

Ross gives the source its most explicit language critique. He calls the repeated AI-ad style “slop voice,” while his wife calls it “jargonian,” making the episode a concrete example of AI Marketing Jargon and a cultural extension of AI Slop.

Connections

• Harris Alterman - co-creator of the fake AI ad project.
• Fake AI Subway Ads - project he helped create.
• AI Marketing Jargon - concept his comments help ground.
• AI Slop - broader vocabulary for formulaic AI-era expression.
• Marketplace Tech - source show.