Luma, the developer of artificial intelligence (AI), recently launched its Dream Machine, a tool that quickly generates high-quality, lifelike videos based on text and image inputs. Since its release, users have been flooding social platforms with their own creations produced by Luma. One popular trend involves transforming stagnant viral memes into extended mini-video clips.
For example, a meme featuring a little girl smirking at the camera while a house burns in the background has been extended using Luma. The video now shows the girl turning her head, with firefighters hastily trying to put out the fire in the background. Luma has animated many of the internet’s legacy memes since its emergence.
The AI-generated memes have also made their way into the crypto space. One user used Luma AI to bring a still photograph of Tron co-founder Justin Sun to life. Although not a meme, it follows the trend of animating still photographs and creating a short narrative around them. In this instance, Sun can be seen moving around and giggling.
Another user utilized multiple AI video-generating engines, including Luma’s Dream Machine, to animate a photo of Bitcoin in what appears to be a vault-like setting. The Pepe the Frog community has also joined in on the trend. They animated a popular meme template featuring Buzz Lightyear and Woody the Cowboy pointing into the distance, using AI to pan over and reveal a smug-looking Pepe sipping wine in a suit.
Furthermore, a community has developed its own AI video image generator specifically tailored to crypto and memes. This generator is designed to create short, customized clips based on text and image prompts.
While some express concerns about the implications of these models for the future of digital creators, particularly animators, the internet continues to move forward, and the storm of animated memes shows no signs of slowing down.
Cointelegraph contacted Luma for additional comments regarding its Dream Machine AI model.