If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to live during the Black Plague or be an employee at the Chernobyl power plant during the explosion, you’re going to be pretty excited to check out these “point of view” videos that are going viral on TikTok.
The clips, created using artificial intelligence and shared on TikTok, show a first-person point of view, as if you, the user, are there seeing everything with your own eyes.
The themes of the POVs vary, ranging from a person living in Pompeii on the day of the eruption, life as a coal miner in the 1900s, the Black Plague, a passenger on the Titanic, and a worker at Chernobyl in 1986.
Most of the viral videos were posted by the account @timetravellerpov, where many of the clips start with a “time traveler” waking up in the given period before showing their surroundings.
One of the account’s most popular clips is “POV: You wake up in 1351 during the Black Plague.” The video shows the muddy streets of London, England, with captions explaining that “everyone is sick and starving.”
@timetravellerpov POV: You wake up in 1351 During the Black Plague #history #historytok #ai ♬ original sound – Time Traveller POV
The clip has received over 15 million views, more than 1.3 million likes, and thousands of comments from internet users who weighed in on the new trend that combines history with artificial intelligence tools.
“I just died in Pompeii, now I’m here, give me a break,” joked one TikTok user. “This is scaring me, not gonna lie,” wrote another. “AI is becoming way too realistic,” admitted a third user.
Photo and video: TikTok @timetravellerpov. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
