Elon Musk Unveils Grok’s New Image-to-Video Feature That Turns Photos Into Short Clips

Elon Musk has introduced a new creative capability for Grok, the AI chatbot from his company xAI. The update includes a new image-to-video capability that lets users turn static photos into animated video clips with a long press. Musk showed the feature on X, formerly Twitter. He called it "magical" in how seamlessly it brings images to life using generative AI.

From Still to Motion: Grok's Expanding Creative Power

To demonstrate the feature, Musk shared a short video clip created from an image using the prompt: “add a boyfriend and they transition into muppets.” The output was quirky and imaginative, showcasing Grok’s ability to understand creative instructions and animate them in unique, playful ways.

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It's pretty easy to use: in Grok, long-press any image to activate the image-to-video creation feature. They can then type in creative prompts to influence how the animation turns out. Grok then generates a short clip that can be previewed, saved, or shared directly.

How Grok's Image-to-Video Feature Works

Simply start with an image: upload or select one inside Grok. Long-press on it to fire up the video generation engine. You could add a prompt if you want to personalise your output, like Musk's "Add a boyfriend and they transition into muppets." Grok's generative AI understands your command and turns what was a static photo into an animation. Once ready, you can instantly watch, save, or share the clip.

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Grok’s Creative Toolkit Keeps Expanding

The new image-to-video feature is now live for Grok users both on X and in the standalone Grok app. This feature adds to the growing lineup on the platform, including writing assistance, image generation, and real-time data access. Musk also teased that the creative functionalities of Grok are still evolving, with more generative features expected in future updates.