Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I can acknowledge that AI has legitimate uses, but there is also a lot of damage being done. Historical facts are mangled and misrepresented on an industrial scale, and frankly there is a lot of crap being made up entirely. It's worrying what this might make for the knowledge and critical thinking skills or future generations... or lack thereof.
In this video I'm going on a bit of a rant about particularly ridiculous examples I've come across on social media.
*** Sources / Credits / Further reading ***
Molly Pitcher (Mary Ludwig Hays), the "heroine of Monmouth", a Civil War battle in 1778
proquest.com/openview/ec73ed3ba8fde0c527cbaa6f6c963472/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=26088
books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ldgEBW2PMuIC&oi=fnd&pg=PP6&dq=molly+pitcher
books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=SUkDAgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA20&dq=molly+pitcher
encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/hays-mary-ludwig
About the reliability of ancient historians
https://dhayton.haverford.edu/blog/2013/06/30/scientists-prove-that-herodotus-lied/
researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publications/the-past-is-a-social-construction
Depictions of Dacian falx on Trajan's column
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trajan%27s_Column_-_NMR_-_panel_059_A_(cropped_to_show_falx).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AdamclisiMetope34.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AdamclisiMetope36.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AdamclisiMetope37.jpg
Roman armor (lorica segmentata and hamata)
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lorica_segmentata_remains_and_recreation.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lorica_hamata.jpg
Fake photos, made up sources, and other issues with AI
observers.france24.com/en/europe/20230502-ai-historical-photos-fake-fact-check
petapixel.com/2023/04/24/a-i-imagery-may-destroy-history-as-we-know-it
subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/chatgpt_generative_ai/incorrectbibreferences
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.241776
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I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery:
beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD
Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend:
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#skallagrim #history #ai #rant
I can acknowledge that AI has legitimate uses, but there is also a lot of damage being done. Historical facts are mangled and misrepresented on an industrial scale, and frankly there is a lot of crap being made up entirely. It's worrying what this might make for the knowledge and critical thinking skills or future generations... or lack thereof.
In this video I'm going on a bit of a rant about particularly ridiculous examples I've come across on social media.
*** Sources / Credits / Further reading ***
Molly Pitcher (Mary Ludwig Hays), the "heroine of Monmouth", a Civil War battle in 1778
proquest.com/openview/ec73ed3ba8fde0c527cbaa6f6c963472/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=26088
books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ldgEBW2PMuIC&oi=fnd&pg=PP6&dq=molly+pitcher
books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=SUkDAgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA20&dq=molly+pitcher
encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/hays-mary-ludwig
About the reliability of ancient historians
https://dhayton.haverford.edu/blog/2013/06/30/scientists-prove-that-herodotus-lied/
researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publications/the-past-is-a-social-construction
Depictions of Dacian falx on Trajan's column
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trajan%27s_Column_-_NMR_-_panel_059_A_(cropped_to_show_falx).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AdamclisiMetope34.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AdamclisiMetope36.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AdamclisiMetope37.jpg
Roman armor (lorica segmentata and hamata)
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lorica_segmentata_remains_and_recreation.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lorica_hamata.jpg
Fake photos, made up sources, and other issues with AI
observers.france24.com/en/europe/20230502-ai-historical-photos-fake-fact-check
petapixel.com/2023/04/24/a-i-imagery-may-destroy-history-as-we-know-it
subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/chatgpt_generative_ai/incorrectbibreferences
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.241776
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bonfire.com/store/skallswag
If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: bonfire.com/welcome/07bb14169c804
*** Support the channel ***
Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server:
patreon.com/skallagrim
youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join
Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links:
Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc:
kultofathena.com/?koa=259
Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords:
woodenswords.com/?Click=1799
GamerSupps powdered energy drinks and other stuff (I particularly like the SUS snack bars):
gamersupps.gg/Skall
I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery:
beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD
Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend:
US - amazon.com/shop/skallagrimnilsson
Canada - amzn.to/2HeOCMA
*** Other social media ***
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instagram.com/skallagrim_yt
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