Q: Is AI being considered to re-create missing silent movie frames, or entire scenes and movies from scripts?

A: As a report from the Pulitzer Center said not long ago, AI is being used not only for restoring silent films but also repairing decay and damage such as that from the Los Angeles wildfires.

The DRS Nova MTai FrameGen software, which won an Emmy, “uses generative artificial intelligence to reconstruct missing frames in damaged film reels,” the report said. “It stands at the forefront of film restoration and is in the center of ongoing debates in the film industry about how, when, and whether AI should be used to preserve cinematic classics. … In the film restoration community, some worry that AI tools may overcorrect, removing the subtle detail and emotional depth that give the

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