‘We can stitch together our past’: the AI-generated time-travellers vlogging from history

The content creators behind channels like Chloe VS History are using AI tools to bring history to life in a really visceral way'

I have just arrived in Tudor London, 1536," a young woman in a green puffer jacket tells the camera. I'm going to check in at my room in the inn, get into the market. Then, later I am meeting the actual king - yep, Henry VIII - in person."

On YouTube and other social platforms, users are flocking to watch AI-generated history influencers", characters that vlog their travels to historical settings.