{"id":227638,"date":"2022-06-22T11:40:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T15:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/supchina.com\/?p=227638"},"modified":"2022-06-22T17:52:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T21:52:11","slug":"china-re-rendered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechinaproject.com\/2022\/06\/22\/china-re-rendered\/","title":{"rendered":"China re-rendered"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was originally published on Neocha<\/a> and is republished with permission.<\/p>\n

\n

How did the socialites of Shanghai dress a century ago? What did the Great Wall look like before a century\u2019s worth of human and natural damage? What would one of the terracotta soldiers of Xi\u2019an look like in real life?<\/p>\n

New York-based artist Hu Wengu, better known by the online handle of\u00a0DGSpitzer<\/a>, has pondered long and hard on these questions. In his search for answers, he\u2019s using AI and machine-learning software to restore archival footage of China, offering audiences a high-definition glimpse into the country\u2019s past.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Hu works full-time as a game developer, and his original impetus for learning AI was to learn how the technology can be incorporated into his game-design workflow. He quickly realized that it could be applied in nearly every area of game development, whether it be training in-game NPCs, generating vast maps, or even composing original music. \u201cIt actually has interesting applications in a wide range of fields, even social and human sciences,\u201d Hu says. \u201cSo this year I made a series of videos introducing people to how AI can compose music, paint, generate faces, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Hu\u2019s understanding of AI deepened, he began exploring how the technology could carry over into other domains. This interest eventually led him to AI-enhanced video. Since then, he\u2019s leveraged the power of AI to create a stunning collection of color-restored videos showcasing China\u2019s past.<\/p>\n