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Talk to history, face to face.
Video call AI versions of the people you read about. Ask Lincoln about Gettysburg or Einstein about relativity, and they answer in their own voice, live.
Abraham Lincoln1809–1865
Led the Union through the Civil War, issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and gave the Gettysburg Address the same year.
Ask: “What did you mean at Gettysburg?” “How did a frontier boy become president?”
Talk to Lincoln
Albert Einstein1879–1955
Published special relativity in 1905 and general relativity in 1915, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for explaining the photoelectric effect.
Ask: “Explain relativity like I am twelve.” “What did you think of quantum mechanics?”
Talk to Einstein
Nikola Tesla1856–1943
Designed the alternating current induction motor and the polyphase system behind modern power grids, and built the Tesla coil.
Ask: “How did you picture your inventions?” “What was it like working with Westinghouse?”
Talk to Tesla
Charles Darwin1809–1882
Sailed five years on HMS Beagle and in 1859 published On the Origin of Species, setting out evolution by natural selection.
Ask: “What did the Galápagos teach you?” “Why did you wait so long to publish?”
Talk to Darwin
Marilyn Monroe1926–1962
Starred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot, and founded her own production company in 1955.
Ask: “What was Hollywood really like?” “Why start your own company?”
Talk to Monroe
Steve Jobs1955–2011
Co-founded Apple in 1976, bought Pixar in 1986, and returned to Apple to introduce the iPod, iPhone and iPad.
Ask: “How do you decide what to leave out?” “What did NeXT teach you?”
Talk to Jobs
Saint Peter1st century AD
A Galilean fisherman named Simon who became one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. The Catholic Church regards him as the first pope.
Ask: “What was life like on the Sea of Galilee?” “How did you come to follow Jesus?”
Talk to PeterThese are AI recreations, not the real people. They answer in character and can make mistakes, so check important facts.
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Talking to the past.
Can I really talk to historical figures?
You can talk to AI recreations of them. Each one is a digital human that answers in character, by video call, voice call or text chat, based on what is known about the person’s life and work.
Are the answers accurate?
They aim to be, but an AI can get facts wrong or speak where the historical record is silent. Treat a conversation as a starting point and check important facts against a trusted source.
Is it free?
Yes. You can start a call or a chat in your browser without an app, and create a free account for longer conversations.
Can teachers use these in class?
Yes. Students can interview a figure live, then compare the answers with their reading. Teachers can also make their own figure with a persona and sources they choose.
Can I make a historical figure that is not listed here?
Yes. Create a Lookalike from a portrait, give it a voice and a persona, and add sources such as biographies or letters for it to answer from.
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Make a historical figure, a character or a family member from one portrait. How digital humans work.