Pika’s Latest AI Video Model Lets You Melt, Explode, and Cake-ify Objects

Pika, an AI video platform, has launched its 1.5 model with quirky features allowing users to crush, inflate, and squish objects.

Pika 1.5 has a focus on hyper-realism which is what the company’s founders believe its customers want. Like most generative AI tools, users can create whatever they like from a prompt but 1.5 also includes the ability to blow things up — from teddy bears to wedding cakes.

These new physics are called “Pikaffects” and they are highly entertaining. PetaPixel tried the “Melt it” effect using a photo of a dog as the input which turned out pretty good — it even does a sound effect.

There are six Pikaffects in total, the others being Inflate it, Explode it, Squish it, Crush it, and Cake-ify it. The last one turns the desired object into a cake and a knife appears to slice it, in case you were wondering.

Other advancements since Pika released version …