Are your competitors producing more creative than you can match because they've figured out how to use AI to do it at scale? Are you still waiting weeks for a UGC creator to deliver one video, then repeating that cycle for every new ad variation you want to test? In this article, you'll discover why AI-generated ad creative is no longer optional, and learn how to use AI image tools to produce polished and native-looking UGC video ads. This article was co-created by Caleb Kruse and Michael Stelzner. For more about Caleb, scroll to the end of this article. Caleb Kruse describes the latest shift in ad creative as something advertisers must learn whether they choose to or not. Meta's stated goal is to fully automate the media buying cycle for a future where a business enters a product URL, describes what they sell, sets a budget, and lets the platform generate all the creative without any human involvement.…