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https://www.theverge.com/youtube/765485/is-youtubes-shorts-experiment-using-ai-or-just-upscaling https://www.theverge.com/youtube/765485/is-youtubes-shorts-e...

https://www.theverge.com/youtube/765485/is-youtubes-shorts-experiment-using-ai-or-just-upscaling 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.

merelysounds 1y ago
> 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?
- input_sh 1y ago
  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!
  - cnity 1y ago
    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".
- michaelbuckbee 1y ago
  There's no strict definition of these things, the quote is from YT and they're saying something like this isn't that _bad_ generative AI that people are worried about, this is just good old fashioned wholesome machine learning techniques.
recursive 1y ago
I fear the icky parts might be the only ones staying.
- computerthings 1y ago
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merelysounds 1y ago

> 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?

input_sh 1y ago
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!
- cnity 1y ago
  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".
michaelbuckbee 1y ago
There's no strict definition of these things, the quote is from YT and they're saying something like this isn't that _bad_ generative AI that people are worried about, this is just good old fashioned wholesome machine learning techniques.

recursive 1y ago

I fear the icky parts might be the only ones staying.

computerthings 1y ago
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