
A college student trained a small AI on Victorian London texts. The AI unexpectedly described real 1834 protests and mentioned Lord Palmerston. This suggests focused historical models can reconstruct real events and help researchers, despite possible errors.
ORIGINAL LINK: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/ai-built-from-1800s-texts-surprises-creator-by-mentioning-real-1834-london-protests/