AI ‘time travelers’ are interrupting classic Vines in the latest trend sweeping across social media, leaving netizens both confused and horrified.
If you’ve been scrolling down your For You Page onTikToklately, you’ve likely come across some classic Vines that end in a somewhat disturbing twist.
Now, they’re appearing all over TikTok… but they don’t end in the way people expect. Vines that most millennials have memorized suddenly have twist endings that make absolutely no sense, adding a few more seconds onto the short-form videos.
This new trend uses AI to “interrupt” the clips, with the general theme being that ‘time travelers’ are going back in time to stop these Vines from ever going viral.
The craze is absolutely taking over TikTok right now — and some of the results are nothing short of hilarious, while others are simply disturbing.
Since then, the fad has gone viral, inspiring users all over the platform to “interrupt” famous Vines. Most of these creators are using Luma AI, also known as ‘Dream Machine’ — and they certainly do feel like fever dreams of a sort.
Perhaps one of the most popular AI Vine videos is a rendition of the famous “What’s nine plus ten?” Vine, which shows the cameraman asking a young boy a math question. Before he can answer, a shadowy figure emerges from the background as frightening music plays, akin to something out of a horror movie.
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Although it’s a popular theme at the moment, many commenters are noting how confused upcoming generations will be by this new take on old-school internet humor.
“These AI Vines are gonna cause such confusion for the younger generation,” one viewer wrote on TikTok.
Still others are noticing that Vine is being revived in “the most unexpected way” imaginable… and while TikTok remains one of the most popular social platforms ever, Vine continues to find ways to stay alive thanks to the deceased app’s unforgettable humor.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
