A divisive new app lets you ‘chat’ to historical figures (Picture: Historical Figures Chat; Getty)

AI chatbots are having a moment, but one app might have taken it too far by allowing people to chat with famous dead people.

In just over two weeks since its launch, the app called Historical Figures has gained popularity for letting people ‘talk’ to nearly 20,000 notable people from history.

However, people are not happy that the app lets you have conversations with Hitler, his Nazi lieutenants and other dictators. 

The app’s version of Heinrich Himmler, the chief of Nazi Germany’s SS and an architect of the Holocaust, denied that he was responsible despite his well-documented role.

Similarly, in one user’s chat with another high-ranking Nazi, Joseph Goebbels, the app seems to rewrite his role in history, making him appear harmless.

People are not happy that the app lets you have conversations with Hitler, his Nazi lieutenants and other dictators (Picture: Corbis Historical)

To everyone saying that AI can’t be used for education: I just learned a lot about this Himmler guy and how he regrets everything he did pic.twitter.com/BsyO9EPu03

— charlie (@StyledApe) January 18, 2023