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by Andys 6089 days ago
Its an advertisement, a lower grade of information than even a puff piece or glossy brochure.

For TV advertisements, you need people who can act. Engineers aren't actors. Save the real engineers for informational pieces like this interview.

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Most people are able to act as themselves quite competently! For a TV ad featuring a person as themself the requirements are that you are that person ...
Unless you're under the impression that Ajay really does strut around Intel to the sound of screaming girls, "acting as themselves" wouldn't really be what they'd need to do in the commercial.