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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: Independence Hall in the future

Independence Hall with Statue of Liberty placed on its steeple
Independence Hall and Statue of Liberty. AI generated, 2024.

In one of the most hilarious (or gut-wrenching) AI generated futures of beloved historic buildings, Independence hall gets a complete overhaul.  The main building gets windows removed and its width appears shortened.  The central section of the building has been widened.  The central Palladian window appears to have been removed and two sash windows appear on either side of where it should be. In the steeple itself, a circular window replaces the multi-pane window.  A statue of an unknown figure sits in front of the building, where a gathering crowd moves toward the entrance, barely acknowledging the giant bald eagles swarming above.  The eagles lead to one of the most noticeable AI predictions.  Instead of the white cupola that dominates the top of the building, the Statue of Liberty, or a replica of her, has lifts her lamp as a beacon to the giant eagles and, presumably, to America. 

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