AI is "reshaping" our cognition and life like never before.

No, the recent phenomenon of AI resurrection of historical and cultural celebrities on major short video platforms has once again aroused heated discussions. With its powerful algorithms and data processing capabilities, AI has allowed a group of ancients to appear in the public eye in the form of "real people" who can speak and move, which is quite interesting and entertaining, as if opening a wonderful door to dialogue between modern people and ancient people. However, behind the excitement of "fun", we need to treat this phenomenon with awe and prudence.

In the past, our understanding of historical and cultural celebrities was mostly limited to written records, portraits and comments of later generations, lacking an intuitive and vivid feeling. And when AI resurrects those historical figures in textbooks, they travel to the modern context and talk eloquently, bringing people a new and interesting experience.

When the resurrected Confucius talked about the educational concept of "teaching without class", we were able to listen to the teachings of this sage and feel his wisdom and mind to teach according to his aptitude. When Li Bai, who was resurrected by AI, chanted "Look up to the sky and laugh and go out, how can my generation be a Penghao person", the uninhibited demeanor and heroic and unrestrained momentum made us more deeply appreciate the emotions and spirit contained in his poems; When Genghis Khan, resurrected by AI, stepped on his war horse and recreated the majestic posture of the steppe battle, we felt as if we were on the battlefield of the Jinge Iron Horse......

This kind of "face-to-face" across time and space - historical figures are looking directly at us on the other side of the mobile phone screen, "living" from books, and we can intuitively feel their personality and charm, and deeply understand their works and thoughts. Many netizens lamented that seeing the resurrected ancients of AI "interviewing" with themselves, the DNA of culture was severely touched. It seems that when Confucius, Li Bai, and Genghis Khan were resurrected by AI one after another, "it is a good thing in itself to rekindle the interest of people who were previously indifferent to history because of traditional learning methods."

However, although AI is powerful, it still has many limitations. For example, distortion. AI simulates human figures, voices, and movements based on existing data and algorithms, and the results generated may deviate from real historical figures. The "likeness" of the characters is not the main problem, but I am afraid that some specific historical details of the AI resurrection are "not like". For example, women have different makeup and clothing in different dynasties, and AI may create according to modern aesthetic concepts, resulting in the details of the characters presented that do not match the history.

The inappropriate use of AI may even lead to the risk of cultural dissolution. For example, in order to cater to the demand for entertainment, many consumers made the ancients speak Internet buzzwords, soared into English, and also "irritable output" to netizens, such as "Wang Xizhi, Du Fu, and Li Shizhen took turns scolding me". I see that many people "laugh it off" about this situation, but the author doesn't think it's so funny. The "irascible output" of the unified template will go against the true character and spiritual connotation of historical figures, or mislead the audience about historical figures, and treat some fictional plots as historical facts. Once excessive, it will not only distort the image of historical figures, but also dissolve the seriousness of history and culture.

Therefore, in the face of the phenomenon of AI resurrecting historical figures, we need more awe and prudence.

On the one hand, we must always have a sense of reverence for history. Historical and cultural celebrities are the products of a specific era, and their thoughts, words and deeds are deeply rooted in the social and cultural soil of the time, so when making relevant AI works, it is necessary to conduct multiple research to ensure that the content generated by AI conforms to historical facts and cultural logic, and avoid spoofing and distorting the image and historical facts of the ancients.

On the other hand, we need to be cautious about the application of AI and recognize its limitations. Although AI has made remarkable progress in simulating the image, language and behavior of ancient people, it is ultimately a tool based on data and algorithms, and cannot fully restore the personality changes, depth of thought and emotional complexity of ancient people. After all, to deeply understand the ancients and explore history, we still need to return to books, documents and practice in a down-to-earth manner.

In short, the application of AI in the field of history and culture provides us with new possibilities and challenges. While embracing technological innovation, we should also be more respectful and prudent to ensure that the application of technology serves the goal of inheriting and promoting traditional culture, rather than simply pursuing novelty and entertainment.