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Will Smith's concert crowds are real, but AI is blurring the lines

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363 points jay_kyburz | 2 comments | 26 Aug 25 04:11 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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gherkinnn ◴[26 Aug 25 07:12 UTC] No.45023270[source]▶
https://www.theverge.com/youtube/765485/is-youtubes-shorts-e...

Today on The Verge, GenAI upscaling in YT shorts. Yes, AI is here to stay, but I do hope the icky parts go away soon.

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merelysounds ◴[26 Aug 25 07:37 UTC] No.45023438[source]▶
> GenAI upscaling in YT shorts

I cannot watch the linked video, but its description quotes “not generative AI”; is The Verge or someone else showing something different?

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1. input_sh ◴[26 Aug 25 10:01 UTC] No.45024454[source]▶
This is being unnecessarily pedantic. They're saying "yes we're doing post-processing, but that's not technically generative AI."

Personally I couldn't care less about what they call it, I care that it makes the same video look more artifical on YouTube than they look elsewhere.

> Hi! I'm a tech nerd and I try to be precise about the terminology I use

> GenAI typically refers to technologies like transformers and large language models, which are relatively new

> Upscaling typically refers to taking one resolution (like SD/480p) and making it look good at a higher resolution (like HD/1080p)

> This isn't using GenAI or doing any upscaling

> It's using the kind of machine learning you experience with computational photography on smartphones, for example, and it's not changing the resolution

> And sincerely appreciate the feedback!

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2. cnity ◴[26 Aug 25 13:54 UTC] No.45026622[source]▶
I agree with The Verge here in that it is probably using a diffusion model somewhere, and that it is splitting hairs to say that it is not generative AI. The artifacts are very "diffusion".