IMO AI upscalers don't do much better than a sharpening filter. Can't wait until they figure out how to actually make one that reintroduces missing detail, rather than simply enhancing what is already visible.

[–] Zatore@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

I'd say they are slightly better as they do a good job if you aren't paying attention. The reality is they need more training, but the law of diminishing returns kicked in long ago, so progress will be slow.

[–] BehindTheBarrier@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago

There's ongoing work to use AI Gen to introduce "new" details during upscaling. But I assume many will not be interested in something that doesn't recreate real details.

[–] onion@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

They are amazing for anime tho