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@waitbutwhy
Feb 20, 2022 • 18 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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Hidreley Diao uses AI to capture what historical figures would look like if they were modern people.

George Washington:
Ben Franklin
Mona Lisa
Napoleon
The Statue of Liberty
Leonardo da Vinci
Mozart
Beethoven
Newton
Shakespeare
Van Gogh
Henry VIII
Marie Antoinette
Cleopatra
Caesar
Alexander the Great
Another Mona
And Disney characters:

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