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AI Is Creating A Surreal Future For These Historic Sites & Buildings

AI creates an imagined future for some of the world's most historic buildings.

Futuristic highway next to historic rock carved building.
Al-Dier in the future. AI generated, 2024.

Future: City of Great Zimbabwe in the future

Tall towers and medieval style wall around city
Greater ZImbabwe in the future. AI generated, 2024.

AI has predicted a startling future for this UNESCO World Heritage site.  While it understands the importance of the site’s historic walls, it seems to have completely demolished them and replaced them with significantly taller, more imposing walls with parapets and crenels.  The famous tower has either been removed or enveloped by the height of the massive towers that loom over the site, likely extending far past the borders of Great Zimbabwe’s original walls.  There is virtually no evidence of the vibrant trade center it was in the 11th to 15th century.  Instead of the indigenous architectural wonder and point of interest Great Zimbabwe is today, this AI version seems to completely neglect its roots.  But they did manage to keep the drones away!

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