You can make a photo come alive with TikTok's new AI tool - here's how

That photo you'd like to share on TikTok seems a bit blah. If only there were some way you could make it more exciting, dynamic, and visual. You can, thanks to a new AI-powered image-to-video feature known as AI Alive.

Unveiled on Tuesday, AI Alive creates a brief video clip out of any still photo. Available within TikTok's Story Camera, the AI tool taps into AI to automatically add the right prompt and transform your photo. After the video is generated, you can preview it and then post it to your story for anyone on TikTok to watch.

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"As TikTok's first AI-driven image-to-video creation feature, AI Alive places creativity control directly in your hands," TikTok said in a news release. "Imagine capturing a serene sunset photo and effortlessly turning it ...