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Economists back from the dead!

Geoff Riley

1st March 2021

Wow! Olivier Simard-Casanova, data scientist and economist uses AI to bring some famous economists back to life!

David Ricardo

David Ricardo (1772-1823) pic.twitter.com/3F1BBNfSF0
— Olivier Simard-Casanova 🏳️‍🌈🇫🇷 (@simardcasanova) March 1, 2021

John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) pic.twitter.com/va5BpA2UyQ
— Olivier Simard-Casanova 🏳️‍🌈🇫🇷 (@simardcasanova) March 1, 2021

The great Joan Robinson

Joan Robinson (1903-1983) pic.twitter.com/HZHFQy1OqP
— Olivier Simard-Casanova 🏳️‍🌈🇫🇷 (@simardcasanova) March 1, 2021

Not forgetting Adam Smith!

Economists back from the dead, a thread

I used the MyHeritage IA to animate pictures and paintings of famous economists

Very impressive results!

Let’s start with Adam Smith (1723-1790) pic.twitter.com/kNMGioY4OF
— Olivier Simard-Casanova 🏳️‍🌈🇫🇷 (@simardcasanova) March 1, 2021

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.