AI Making Cartoons

AI can now make short cartoon clips — characters that move, talk, and act out a story.

Tools like Sora and Veo make a few seconds of video from a description. Animations that used to take animators weeks now take minutes.

Three fun things to try

• Make a clip of an animal doing something funny
• Make a tiny cartoon scene from your imagination
• Animate a drawing you already made

The big idea: AI animation is brand new. The clips are short — but they are real cartoons made from words.

Practice this safely

Try this with a low-stakes example and a trusted adult nearby. The goal is to notice how AI talks about Sora, not to let it make the decision for you.

1. 1Ask AI to explain Sora in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
2. 2Give it one detail from "AI Making Cartoons" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
3. 3Check Veo against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.