What’s up with the Gen Z stare? Are they ignoring you… or just internally buffering?

On this Made with Lenovo Yoga × AMD campaign, we paired four amazing JIMMY AI artists with some of the funniest creators on IG to find out. Blank stares, awkward pauses, and brain freezes became surreal videos packed with humor, music, and a bit of chaos.

Each AI artist put their own spin on the Gen Z stare, turning subtle pauses into surreal, funny visuals.

Blud Brothers (opens in new tab) and The Lost Futures turned a classroom brain freeze into a frantic search for the right answer… featuring ice-skating lumberjacks.

Lucie Lass (opens in new tab) and Ümüt Yildiz brought a barista’s cat-inspired daydreams to life.

Alice Ella (opens in new tab) and Ethereal Moon remixed the stare into a cheeky song about flirting confusion.

And Sad Alex (opens in new tab) and PancakePie360 turned the “judged” feeling of being stared at into a playful, surreal music video.

So next time you catch a Gen Zer staring blankly, don’t take it personally. They’re probably just running through 300 mental tabs… or imagining their cat on another super spy mission.