In the era of digitalisation and AI, people have left no stone unturned to enjoy the perks. From creating thousands of Ghibli portraits on ChatGPT's new image filter to creating a one-minute Tom & Jerry episode on TTT-MLP, a new AI tool developed by Stanford and NVIDIA, there is nothing AI is not imagining and creating.
However, what has been really interesting and rather ironic to see is the fact that the more AI expands, the more netizens want to see the past through its lens. While the creators may be working with a futuristic approach, the same can not be said for the users who can't help but see how the world before them would have lived and looked with technology.
Now, a new trend called ' If Snapchat existed back then ' has been trending on social media where people have been making AI videos of how people of the past such as Albert Einstein and Cleopatra would have used Snapchat had it existed back then.
What is Snapchat?
Snapchat is a social media app created in 2011, which allows the users to share snaps or short videos and photos of their days throughout. In the era of digitalised connections, Snapchat helps people stay connected by sharing small snaps of their day with each other, be it a snap of them travelling, eating, studying or even sleeping.
What is the 'If Snapchat existed back then' trend?
In the trend started by the page @timeless_snaps on Instagram, people are imagining how famous faces of the past would have used the app to share some snippets of their day. A video shared on X by a user with the caption, "If Snapchat existed back then" is my new favourite genre of AI video" has gained almost 3.3M views with 38K likes and 348 comments. The video shows people such as Cleopatra, Albert Einstein, Genghis Khan, Rose from Titanic, The Right Brothers and more sharing hilarious snaps of their days.
While Rose shares a snap with the caption "First day on the Titanic" with the ship itself in the background, Genghis Khan shares a snap of his army marching towards a place with the caption, "Next stop: your village."
Other users have been creating various historical moments such as Julius Caesar and Brutus before the latter stabbed the former, Newton discovering gravity, Spartans about to go into battle and more.
Social media reactions
Social media users have been loving the trend! "these are hilarious" and "Thats actually cool. Would have been amazing.. people back then were ahead of their time.." commented users in the comments section.
However, what has been really interesting and rather ironic to see is the fact that the more AI expands, the more netizens want to see the past through its lens. While the creators may be working with a futuristic approach, the same can not be said for the users who can't help but see how the world before them would have lived and looked with technology.
Now, a new trend called ' If Snapchat existed back then ' has been trending on social media where people have been making AI videos of how people of the past such as Albert Einstein and Cleopatra would have used Snapchat had it existed back then.
What is Snapchat?
Snapchat is a social media app created in 2011, which allows the users to share snaps or short videos and photos of their days throughout. In the era of digitalised connections, Snapchat helps people stay connected by sharing small snaps of their day with each other, be it a snap of them travelling, eating, studying or even sleeping.
What is the 'If Snapchat existed back then' trend?
In the trend started by the page @timeless_snaps on Instagram, people are imagining how famous faces of the past would have used the app to share some snippets of their day. A video shared on X by a user with the caption, "If Snapchat existed back then" is my new favourite genre of AI video" has gained almost 3.3M views with 38K likes and 348 comments. The video shows people such as Cleopatra, Albert Einstein, Genghis Khan, Rose from Titanic, The Right Brothers and more sharing hilarious snaps of their days.
"If Snapchat existed back then" is my new favorite genre of AI video pic.twitter.com/j7BVQLQGYp
— Justine Moore (@venturetwins) April 14, 2025
While Rose shares a snap with the caption "First day on the Titanic" with the ship itself in the background, Genghis Khan shares a snap of his army marching towards a place with the caption, "Next stop: your village."
If SNAPCHAT existed back then! SO COOL!👇👇👇🤯 pic.twitter.com/aDujslJ27m
— Linda CALI ✝️🙏🏻✝️ (@koooski) January 18, 2025
Other users have been creating various historical moments such as Julius Caesar and Brutus before the latter stabbed the former, Newton discovering gravity, Spartans about to go into battle and more.
Social media reactions
Social media users have been loving the trend! "these are hilarious" and "Thats actually cool. Would have been amazing.. people back then were ahead of their time.." commented users in the comments section.
unexpectedly
— 5-Minute Crafts (@5m_crafts) April 15, 2025
🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/fQmbegZtEF
pic.twitter.com/jnRdoSZ3M3 "if snapchat existed back then" is the only correct way to use AI video generation models
— Delusionals (@AGI_FromWalmart) April 15, 2025
all my favoite people , if they were alive today our world would have changed fir the better....plus nikola tesla and albert enstine together could create a time vortext and we would have time traverlers :( so sad to see them die of vain in secret due to there knowledge
— DJ BLITZ (@imblitzmusic) April 15, 2025
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