That may be the literal meaning but over 70 years. The term has gotten the connotation of man-made, but in a fake bad way. Your car may be artificial, but no car company advertises anything to do with the car as artificial. Mercedes doesn’t have artificial leather in the car.
To be clear, I think most marketing is dumb. But avoiding the word artificial isn’t completely random.
To be clear, I think most marketing is dumb. But avoiding the word artificial isn’t completely random.