Archive · 24 Jun 2025
Reddit Co-founder Uses AI to Recreate Memory with Late Mother
Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit, used AI to create a short video of himself hugging his late mother.
He took an old photo and used AI to make it look like a moving video.
He shared it on social media because it made him feel emotional, but some people worried that it could create fake memories.
Ohanian responded by sharing the emotion the video produced.
Others support it and say it is a new way to preserve memories.
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian used AI to create a video of himself and his late mother hugging.
Ohanian used AI software Midjourney to animate a photograph.
The video was created from a photo, as there was no existing video footage of Ohanian and his mother.
The post on X received millions of views and sparked varied reactions.
Some users expressed ethical concerns about using AI to create such content.
- Who
- Alexis Ohanian, the Reddit co-founder
- What
- Alexis Ohanian created an AI-generated video of himself hugging his late mother.
- When
- June 22, 2025
- Where
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Why
- To create an emotional connection with a memory.
Those Concerned About AI-Generated Memories
Those Supporting AI Use for Emotional Connection
Memory Accuracy
Those Concerned About AI-Generated Memories
AI can create content that may be difficult to distinguish from real memories.
Those Supporting AI Use for Emotional Connection
AI can be a tool for preserving and reliving cherished memories.
- Subject
- Alexis Ohanian creates AI video of his late mother
- Technology Used
- AI video generation (Midjourney)
- Initial Reaction
- Emotional for Ohanian
- Public Response
- Mixed; concerns and support
- Event Date
- June 22, 2025