AI Brings William Shakespeare and Lesia Ukrainka Together in Zoom

Generated with AI, Lesia Ukrainka and William Shakespeare, met on Zoom – curious about their discussion?

A video with such a plot was created by the Ukrainian AI company Reface in collaboration with Ukrainian Institute to show that advanced technologies are an influential tool in the field of culture. The video project was presented at the Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2023 in London. The appearance and movements of historical figures were recreated through deep learning technologies.

Today, the imaginary dialogue between Lesia Ukrainka and Shakespeare embodies a conversation between different eras and two different countries. Notably, Lesia Ukrainka, separated from Shakespeare by three centuries, translated his works into Ukrainian and admired him greatly.

Reface's video emphasizes that, despite distinct historical pasts, Ukraine and Great Britain are united today by something crucial – shared values.

The International Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2023 is organised by the Ukrainian Institute in cooperation with the @mfa_ukraine. The Forum is supported by @houseofeurope.org.ua, @ForeignAndDevelopmentOffice, @ukinukraine_, @usembkyiv, @ac.global, @uabritish, @polish_culture, @goetheinstitut_london, Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, @britishlibrary, @finnpartners and @reface.