The term brain rot was Oxford Word of the Year in 2024, and refers to the deteriorating effect on one's mental state when overconsuming "trivial or unchallenging content" online.

An Italian animator who lives in Germany and works with AI by trade, Mosele created their first Italian brain-rot content in March. Shortly after, Mosele’s video of Italian brain-rot characters at …

5 days ago · Nothing beats… Italian brain rot? This AI generated monstrosity had a chokehold on those inclined to random verbal outbursts. The meme centres around AI generated characters …

May 3, 2025 · Say hello to “Italian brain rot,” a wild mashup of artificial intelligence and absurdist humor flooding social media. Brain rot, of course, describes the supposed mental deterioration...

May 29, 2025 · Making sense of Italian brain rot, including why some characters are controversial and what this has to do with the Rock.

Nov 13, 2025 · Discover the meaning of Italian brainrot, the viral TikTok trend mixing AI, absurd humor, chaotic aesthetics, and surreal AI animal characters.

1 day ago · Italian Brainrot is an Internet meme created around January 2025. It is centered around surreal, AI-generated images of creatures fused with objects, typically narrated...

May 16, 2025 · Here's what parents should know about the viral 'Italian brainrot' trend taking over social media.

Sep 26, 2025 · The Italian brainrot trend uses AI to make absurdist animal characters. These mashups usually have vaguely Italian-sounding names and unique backstories that reference …

Sep 7, 2025 · She is one of the most prominent characters in the internet phenomenon known as “Italian Brain Rot,” a series of memes that exploded in popularity this year, consisting of …