Dr. Matthew Hayday Speaks to the Toronto Star about the Critical Expertise of Historians in the Age of AI | College of Arts

Dr. Matthew Hayday Speaks to the Toronto Star about the Critical Expertise of Historians in the Age of AI

Posted on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025

Today, Dr. Matthew Hayday is quoted by Tom Spears of the Toronto Star regarding the recent proliferation of historically inaccurate, AI-generated images and videos about World War II. Hayday explains professional historians' work in training students to spot and analyze faked or unreliable sources:  “If anything, we feel more needed than ever.”

Read the whole story at the Toronto Star: "How fake history is threatening Remembrance Day — with endless YouTube videos glamorizing Nazis"