Researchers are touting these new AI-generated Tom & Jerry experiments as examples of how they can generate longer and more consistent AI video.

The cat wasn’t yet named Tom. The mouse wasn’t yet named Jerry. And the cat-and-mouse chase storyline wasn’t intended to be followed by a series of cartoons featuring the both of ’em.

After 85 years of cat and mouse, Tom and Jerry find themselves zapped onto ... a single portrait of each character, plus black-and-white outlines inside the shoe. You’ll also find several ...