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Tim Urban

Feb 20 • 18 tweets • 4 min read

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:

https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy/status/1495469902857228290?s=20&t=4QbyReCvCfibdLuMfmXKRA

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