Elon Musk reacts as Indian-origin partner Shivon Zilis turns son's drawing into animated video using Grok: ‘That's museum art'
Wanting to bring her son's creativity to life, Zilis used Grok Imagine, a generative AI tool that transforms prompts into animations and images, to animate the drawing. The result was a whimsical, dreamlike video that quickly captured the attention of fellow parents, creatives, and Musk himself.
'Imagine bringing images to life,' she wrote in the caption, as views on the post climbed into the millions.
Imagine bringing images to life ✨ pic.twitter.com/5XdQvCmd9t
— Shivon Zilis (@shivon) August 5, 2025
Musk reacted with a smiling emoji and later reposted the video, proudly declaring, 'Grok Imagine can turn your child's drawing into an animated movie.'
Grok Imagine can turn your child's drawing into an animated movie 🥰
pic.twitter.com/b4cHdLvvIZ
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 5, 2025
The response online was swift and enthusiastic. One parent commented, 'I am going to try this tonight with the kids!' Another struck a thoughtful tone, writing, 'That's pretty cool. At the same time, children do need to be less on screens & more kid to kid experiences.'
A third user wrote, 'The way my kids will learn art is so different. In a good way. They can truly see their imagination come to life.'
Zilis, born to a Canadian father and an Indian Punjabi mother, shares four children with Elon Musk: twin siblings Strider and Azure, a daughter named Arcadia, and a son named Seldon Lycurgus.
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