About

ViggleAI is an AI-powered video generation tool that allows users to replace characters or subjects in videos with other people and characters. The tool went viral on X / Twitter in mid-April 2024 as it was used to generate Lil Yachty Walks Out on Stage memes and other content by replacing the rapper with other individuals.

History

On December 12th, 2023, the development team behind VIggleAI opened access to the video generative AI via its Discord.^[1] On January 16th, 2024, the official website for the product was launched.^[2]

On March 14th, 2024, ViggleAI then launched^[3] its new model, able to animate characters with a text prompt or a reference video.

VIGGLE'S NEW MODEL IS HERE!

Controllable video generation is our mission, and character is where we start.

Animate any character just as you want, simply with a prompt, or by uploading a reference video featuring clear motion.

Try Viggle for FREE: https://t.co/11cDhfqisU! pic.twitter.com/hVWWyE4IOa

— ViggleAI (@ViggleAI) March 14, 2024

Highlights

ViggleAI achieved virality as a meme-making tool in April 2024 after X^[4] user @AIWarper posted a Lil Yachty Walks Out on Stage meme on April 8th, 2024, in which rapper Lil Yachty was replaced with Joker, receiving over 1,000 reposts and 3,900 likes in nine days (shown below).

Viggle AI Experiment 💙

This is an incredible tool for style transfer.

Details and link to Discord below 👇

As always, if you enjoy this content please kindly like and share! pic.twitter.com/1qW8H0MuwX

— A.I.Warper (@AIWarper) April 8, 2024

The post was followed by more similar memes created with Viggle AI, most notably based on the Lil Yachty video and on the hospital explosion scene from the 2008 film The Dark Knight.

For example, on April 11th, 2024, X^[5] user @CensoredMen posted a version of the Lil Yachty meme in which the rapper was replaced with Adolf Hitler. The post (shown below) gained over 14,000 reposts and 152,000 likes in six days.

AI is evolving at unprecedented rates 💀 pic.twitter.com/NYEzXAokNY

— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) April 11, 2024

On April 12th, X^[6] user @betafuzz posted an edit of the The Dark Knight scene, replacing Joker with Sam Bankman-Fried. The video garnered over 260 reposts and 1,600 likes in five days (shown below).

pic.twitter.com/1GgxV8NLsC

— betafuzz (@betafuzz) April 13, 2024

The tool maintained popularity in memes through mid-April 2024.

Various Examples

Nikola Jokic on his way to accept his 3rd MVP award like pic.twitter.com/4DWUb5bzVO

— Per Sources (@PerSources) April 11, 2024

Wifejak entering the mimetic collective consciousness today pic.twitter.com/RwTNTxMkjb

— bubby wubby (@1wayposting) April 12, 2024

Erwin on his way to convince the scouts to k*ll themselves pic.twitter.com/G12YTMBlpZ

— MrOtaku (@MrOtakuOfficial) April 15, 2024

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