Dress Historian Reviews AI Generated “Historical” Portraits

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[Red-in-Green]

Love Bernadette genuinely asking the AI to understand dress construction when it doesn’t even understand hands.

[micah]

i love how Bernadette's aesthetic has gradually shifted from poised but meme-y victorian millenial to just. accepting that she has the power to do whatever the fuck she wants and nobody will stop her

[shadowjewel]

I just realised how these AI generated images could potentially confuse things in the future when it comes to historical research, if any of these images get saved and misplaced and miscategorised by people not knowing better or just by mistake. It likely wont happen any time soon, except perhaps in armature circles, but as time goes on if care isn't taken then I wonder if the odds of this getting mixed up could grow.

[lauramathews]

The Gameshow segment was peak snark and beautifully executed. Had me in stitches. Pun intended.

[alexisd]

The thing with AI is it's not actually "artificial intelligence", it's just imitative programs. It's of course going to pull some elements of historical accuracy like silhouette, textile details, etc because it is directly copying from historical portraits from the eras you are specifying. The problem is it's not actually "intelligence", and it has no ability to actually understand what it is copying and why, so that's why you get details like a waist girdle being turned into a necklace.

[MarialenaSarakatsianou]

The faces are so cursed, I couldn’t for the life of me focus on the educational/dress history aspect of this 😅

[pogostix]

Mildly disappointed that The Dating Game didn't end with you having to choose a very cursed individual to have a candlelight dinner with, but overall this video was hysterical and made my day.

[cheesycheddar]

“Bernaban Dettner” is officially who i strive to be in life (btw that orange dress is AMAZING 🤣)

[cheesycheddar]

“Wait, she is *wearing* the chair…” i have never been more hyped in my life WHAHAHAHA

[KristinRingstad]

I think this is fun! But i would caution not to take these too seriously for another reason. It seems clear to me that this AI was trained on European history. As far I can see Bernadette did not specify Western European portraiture but she got images of pretty fair skinned folks and ""historical dress""" from mostly western Europe. I wish the AI had generated some portraits from some other parts of the world or cultures. There is nothing wrong with European history, but I would love to see some more varied cultural dress when searching like this (this goes for search engine results as well)

[Rotten_Ralph]

The more AI art I see the more I understand Ursula Vernon and her confidence that AI cannot yet replace a human artist. Imitation of art thrown in a blender with the top left off and press frappe. See what sticks to the ceiling.😅

[cheesycheddar]

Bernadette's excitement for these cursed portraits is SENDING me rn

[mcwjes]

The most relatable AI thing is when it makes sure to hide the demon hands in pockets. Me too, robot. Me too.

[MildlyRabid]

I was NOT prepared for Bernaban Dettner in all her mod glory. Your 1960s swirled updo brought me such joy and I need the tutorial!

[mamazeta]

The 1630s men gave off "men who dressed themselves for the first time and did their best" vibes. I am loving this weird and wonderful path Bernadette is going down, with severed heads, game shows, and all.

[rufferstuff]

Maybe a time traveling AI is responsible for all of the cursed medieval cat paintings.

Excellent episode.

[roxiepoe]

Your orange dress host costume is a complete success. You look amazing in it in a still way! This whole thing is fun.

[moonman]

We need a "sew the costume produced by AI" challenge.

[hcblue]

That Bernaban Dettner lady looks very familiar. Please let her know that we loved the special segment and would love to see her again in the future.

[maleahlock]

I hope The Dating Game becomes a feature! Absolutely engaging and the orange dress ?!?!? Too good