AI ‘upgrades' to gongfu classics deserve zero stars
The Kung Fu Film Heritage Project plans to use AI to upgrade the audio, visuals and overall production of 100 classic gongfu movies, including titles by such legendary performers as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. PHOTOS: STAR CHINESE MOVIES, ARCHIVE
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), most folks seem to fall into two diametrically opposed camps, according to several polls. There are those who believe it to be nothing less than a technological revolution that will significantly change every aspect of how we live, and others who dismiss it as the emperor's new clothes, an ecologically irresponsible, not-ready-for-prime-time pipe dream that produces error-ridden prose and eye-sore attempts at illustration.
China Film Foundation and its partners' recent announcement of the Kung Fu Film Heritage Project reminded me why I'm in the latter group.
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