The 'Harlem Shake Era' of AI: Everyone Is Cloning the Same Meme Video
DavidWells · x · 2026-09-27
The author argues AI video creation is in its 'Harlem Shake era' — everyone is recreating the exact same meme video based on whatever is in the zeitgeist, just swapping faces. He finds it cute but derivative, and jokes that a 'planking phase' of copycat trends is coming next, highlighting how homogeneous AI-generated content has become.
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