Strange AI-generated clips of musicians with animals are going viral

If nothing else, generative AI has proven useful for people who want to make odd stuff for no real reason.

The latest thing? Musicians accompanied by animals. Accompanied in the official, musical sense, and also in an even more literal way — as in a kitty cat climbing all over a metal singer for reasons that are entirely unclear.

Here's this clip that's racked up 13 million likes (and about 113 million views) on TikTok.

Is this AI? Yes. Obviously so, I'd argue. Just look at the cat — the way it moves is uncanny, physics-defying in a way that's unmistakably a trademark of AI. But it is good enough to fool lots of folks.

Here's a good breakdown of the inconsistencies in the video that make it clear it's AI-generated.

That metal singer with a cat isn't the only version of the strange,