Rendering the obsolete

An artist and game developer is employing AI technology to breathe life back into historical figures, Cheng Yuezhu reports.

Transforming fantasy to reality is a perpetual theme throughout human culture. In Greek mythology, sculptor Pygmalion's love for his own artwork was so moving that the tale recounts that a deity brought the statue to life.

In the modern world, artificial intelligence might just supersede the unearthly power to realize this dream, as a recent series of video clips that allow viewers to glimpse the appearances of historical figures－be they real or fictional－will attest.

Game developer and artist Hu Wengu, known on YouTube as DGSpitzer, has recently been posting videos on a diverse range of media platforms, in which he uses AI technology to restore historical material and put historical characters in motion.