America's Strangest History is about the stranger aspects of American history. Our weekly video podcast covers history overlooked by mainstream historians. Join us as we rediscover the untold parts of history. Hosted by John Genua and cohost/law school buddy, Jimmy Molloy. Laugh and learn about historical accounts of true crime, paranormal, Bigfoot, lost treasure and more!
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America's Strangest History is about the stranger aspects of American history. Our weekly video podcast covers history overlooked by mainstream historians. Join us as we rediscover the untold parts of history. Hosted by John Genua and cohost/law school buddy, Jimmy Molloy. Laugh and learn about historical accounts of true crime, paranormal, Bigfoot, lost treasure and more!
This AI Is Making Up Places That Never Existed — Here’s Why That’s Scary
America’s Strangest History
12 minutes
2 months ago
This AI Is Making Up Places That Never Existed — Here’s Why That’s Scary
We explore the bizarre phenomenon of AI hallucinating places that don’t actually exist. From map apps referencing cities like “Tarnodia” to chatbots confidently describing tourist spots that aren’t real, this isn’t science fiction — it’s happening now.Why is artificial intelligence inventing fake towns, islands, and landmarks? What does this say about how AI models interpret and blend human knowledge? And what happens when people start to believe in places that were never on the map? Watch as we uncover the strange digital illusions of machine-generated geography. This is America’s Strangest History — and tonight, we ask whether AI is inventing more than just pictures... Sources & Research:* https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66458873* https://huggingface.co/blog/latent-failures* https://eff.org/ai-transparency* https://www.theverge.com/2025/4/19/ai-phantom-cities#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Strindale #PhantomCities #AIGlitch #AIWeirdness #latentspace #StableDiffusion #Loab
America’s Strangest History
America's Strangest History is about the stranger aspects of American history. Our weekly video podcast covers history overlooked by mainstream historians. Join us as we rediscover the untold parts of history. Hosted by John Genua and cohost/law school buddy, Jimmy Molloy. Laugh and learn about historical accounts of true crime, paranormal, Bigfoot, lost treasure and more!
