Elon Musk Unveils New Grok Feature That Turns Images Into Videos

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An unconventional feature has just arrived on Grok: an AI assistant as big as the universe, parented by Elon Musk. It will let one long-press an image as Grok does the AI conversion into video. Along with this announcement came a screenshot of the UI where a simple press-and-hold invokes the AI into an image conversion.

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In fact, the developer updates feature is causing polar reactions. Some are thrilled to see this feature coming into effect, one saying, “That is pure genius, and surely can add $50 billion market cap to X,” whereas opposers are facing all manner of issues: “Still not working on Android here,” said one user from the Netherlands, and another asked if it requires a premium subscription.

Grok goes on to explain: “That refers to the new X feature: long-press any image on the platform and I’ll use AI to transform it into a dynamic video. Give it a try!”

“Really weird thing to implement,” one detractor said, while another cracked, “Cool! But AI will never stop the stinging of a red jellyfish that slipped inside your hood.”

Update your 𝕏 app to use https://t.co/H6UryrzzFu

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 10, 2025

However, the update piqued MrBeast‘s attention and dragged him into the replies. A couple of users went for MrBeast. One sarcastically gave him, “Just like you are posting random shit videos on YouTube every day.” Another imagined a collab: “Imagine MrBeast doing a vid: 5 days with 5 different CEOs. AND Elon was there.”

Things in the replies suddenly took a very strange turn. One channeled Marcus Aurelius with something about fearing death; another meanwhile accused MrBeast of hiding some murky “truth” that will eventually be “exposed.”

Musk is yet to respond to the back and forth, but I doubt if he’s not, knowing his modus operandi, currently tweaking the feature directly in response to user-side grumbles. Whether this ends up being another groundbreaking enterprise or just a gimmicky shiny thing, one thing is for sure: Musk going all out in efforts to see X stay at the pinnacle of AI integration!

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Let’s say you now have installed the newest update; do try out and do not feel shocked if your phone is not able to cope with this processing load on its own. Maybe also avoid pressing any pictures of jellyfish.