The AI Vines and Dream Machine trend emerged in mid-2024 following the release of high-fidelity generative video tools like Luma AI's Dream Machine and Kling. Internet users began feeding iconic, low-resolution Vine clips and static meme images into these AI models to 'see what happens next.' The results are often characterized by surreal, dream-logic transformations where people morph into objects or the environment shifts in impossible ways. These 'extended' memes have breathed new life into nostalgic internet culture, blending the familiar humor of the 2010s with the uncanny and often hilarious unpredictability of modern artificial intelligence.