Aug 05, 2025 12:05:00

Grok adds video generation feature 'Imagine' & Elon Musk announces that the supposedly lost archive of short video app 'Vine' has been found

Grok , the AI assistant built into X (formerly Twitter), has added a new feature called 'Imagine' that generates six-second videos with audio. Elon Musk, owner of X, named Grok Imagine after the former short-form video sharing app 'Vine,' and revealed his intention to revive the recently discovered Vine archives.

Grok Imagine is AI Vine!

Btw, we recently found the Vine video archive (thought it had been deleted) and are working on restoring user access, so you can post them if you want.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 2, 2025

Elon Musk says he's bringing back Vine's archive | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/elon-musk-says-hes-bringing-back-vines-archive/

Elon Musk is bringing back Vine's archives that were thought to be lost media - Dexerto
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/elon-musk-is-bringing-back-vines-archives-that-were-thought-to-be-lost-media-3233479/

Vine is a short video posting and sharing service that first appeared in 2012. Before it could launch as a startup, it was acquired by Twitter. However, around 2016, core staff members began to leave the company one after another, and the service was discontinued in January 2017.

Vine will end its service on January 17, 2017, and here are some FAQs you should read before then - GIGAZINE

The app was eventually replaced by 'Vine Camera,' which only featured short, looping videos. Videos shot on Vine and shared on the platform were archived and available for download, but by 2022, they were no longer available.

Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter in 2022, conducted a survey of users about the revival of Vine. Nearly 70% of respondents said they wanted it to be resurrected. However, even after this survey, Vine never made a comeback.

Elon Musk conducts a survey on Twitter to see if he will revive the 6-second video app 'Vine' - GIGAZINE

When Grok's video-generating feature 'Imagine' was installed in August 2025, Musk posted, 'Grok Imagine is an AI Vine.' He added, 'We recently discovered an archive of Vine videos that were thought to have been deleted, and we're working to make them accessible to users. If you'd like, you can still post.'

It's interesting to see the archives being restored, but there's also the possibility that content that was 'fortunately gone' may be restored, so it's hard to say what the best outcome will be.