Comment by fhd2

I think we're not even close technologically, but creating historically accurate (based on the current level of knowledge humanity has of history) depictions, environments and so on is, to me, one of the most _fascinating_ applications.

Insane amounts of research go into creating historical movies, games etc that are serious about getting it right. But to try and please everyone, they take lots of liberties, because they're creating a product for the masses. For that very same reason, we get tons of historical depictions of New York and London, but none of the medium sized city where I live.

The effort/cost that goes into historical accuracy is not reasonable without catering to the mass market, so it seems like a conundrum only lots of free time for a lot of people or automation could possibly break.

Not holding my breath that it's ever going to be technically possible, but boy do I see the appeal!