# AI Upscaling Failures

> Hollywood's AI upscaling tools create waxy characters and digital artifacts in old shows.
- Title: AI Upscaling Failures · AV Club | Shortify
- Summary: Hollywood's AI upscaling tools create waxy characters and digital artifacts in old shows. Hollywood studios misused AI upscaling tools to create low-quality…
- Keywords: ai upscaling, star trek deep space nine, the abyss, 28 days later, roseanne, the lucy-desi comedy hour, paramount, blu ray, streaming services, hollywood, entertainment, culture
- Source: AV Club — https://avclub.com/ai-upscaling-failures-a-different-world-i-love-lucy-roseanne
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- Topics: ai upscaling, star trek deep space nine, the abyss, 28 days later, roseanne, the lucy-desi comedy hour, paramount, blu ray, streaming services, hollywood, entertainment, culture
## AI Upscaling Tools
AI tools upscale old shows to make them crisp for modern TVs without water-guzzling data centers.
## Star Trek Deep Space Nine
Fans meticulously upscale Star Trek: Deep Space Nine using AI tools from LaserDisc and DVD scans.
## James Cameron's The Abyss
Cameron used AI upscaling on The Abyss, resulting in waxy-looking characters and digital artifacts.
## 28 Days Later
28 Days Later was shot on 480p miniDV, limiting detail and causing upscaling issues.
## Sony's Approach
Sony produced a restrained 4K release of 28 Days Later without AI upscaling or sharpening.
## The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour shows have ghostly faces from AI upscaling on blurry backgrounds.
## Roseanne and A Different World
Roseanne and A Different World were churned out with low-quality AI upscaling.
## Paramount's Boxset
Paramount released a boxset for I Love Lucy with AI upscaling that created sharp, eerie new people.
## Hollywood's Problem
Hollywood's need to mimic tech business practices led to poor AI upscaling of classic shows.
## Key takeaway

Hollywood studios misused AI upscaling tools to create low-quality versions of classic TV shows and films.