Bouncing rabbits on trampolines are AI-generated

Most people believe that they can recognize AI-generated images and videos. But then bunnies come hopping along and prove to some that this is not the case. The video, which shows a bunch of bunnies jumping on a trampoline, has received hundreds of thousands of likes, has been shared countless times and can by no means be immediately dismissed as fake. Only a very close look reveals that it comes from a video generator.

No six fingers on a human hand, no fake characters, no irritating or attention-grabbing details such as a Jesus made of crabs or other tasty images showing cats made of clementines, for example.

It is well known that the quality of AI image and video generators is now so good that it is difficult to tell what is real and what is artificial. Nevertheless, it sometimes comes as a surprise when it turns out that a video that has gone viral is not real.

The bouncing bunnies that started on Tiktok are just one of many videos showing animals having fun on trampolines in private gardens. Originally there was probably a video of a coyote climbing on a trampoline and jumping rather clumsily. This video is said to be real. Unsurprisingly, a lot of videos were then shared in which animals supposedly do the same. But the internet seemed to be particularly taken with rabbits.

Rabbit disappears, but is hardly noticeable

If you look closely, right at the beginning of the video, a bunny disappears from the picture so quickly that it can hardly hop to the side. Another bunny even disappears completely after being covered by another animal. And if you squint really hard, you should be able to see the bunnies' noses disappear into the trampoline as they sniff – at least that's what 404 Media says. Even on the tenth viewing, the author of this article cannot tell whether there really is a mistake.

They are just harmless bunnies that many people have virtually fallen for. But it also shows that hardly anyone is immune to AI-generated content.

(emw)