Should we be worried? The internet has been flooded with nonsensical images and videos, all with Italian AI voiceovers. Many disagree on whether this is art, or the death of art.
Italian brainrot takes over Instagram
Tralalero tralala: The Nike-wearing three-legged shark first emerged online in January 2025, and has since gone viral on TikTok and Instagram. Glossary
Solar System - The Sun and the objects whose movement it controls.
AI - A computer programme that has been designed to think.
Allah - A term used for the only God in Islam.
Gaza - The smaller of two Palestinian territories, home to two million people. It is located on the Mediterranean coast, bordered by Israel and Egypt.
Palestine - An area located in the Southern Levant region of Western Asia.
Authoritarianism - A form of government in which individual freedoms are severely limited by government power. Examples include Nazi Germany, Khmer Rogue Cambodia and contemporary China.
Nero - Emperor from 54 AD to 68 AD.
Surrealism - A 20th Century avant-garde art movement allowing the unconscious mind to express itself and depict dreamlike or illogical ideas.
Decadence - Moral decline, shown by excessive luxury and spending.