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Many sitcoms from the 1980s and 1990s evoke warm memories of fuzzy colors on a staticky CRT monitor.

Meanwhile, the faces and hands of the cast would occasionally warp like something was crawling underneath their skins.

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If anything, those videos undersold the results of AI upscaling.

Upscaling is when you take old, low-resolution footage and make it fit modern high-definition screens.

When done badly, you get what looks like inhuman dentures and throw pillows from another planet.

To be fair, Netflix may not be solely to blame.A Different Worldis owned by Carsey-Werner.

AI Failure

This is becoming a pattern.

Just look at what Prime Video did with itsAI-generated dubbing.

Her family gave their permission, but that doesnt make it any less unnerving.

AI has incredible potential as a tool, but thats the key word.

For entertainment companies desperate to cut costs and speed up production, these flaws may seem worth the cost-savings.

AI isnt a genie granting HD wishes for SD shows.