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Having worked in computer graphics myself, it is spot on that this shit is uncontrollable.
I think the reason is fundamental - if you could control it more you would put it too far from any of the training samples.
That being said video enhancements along the lines of applying this as a filter to 3d rendered CGI or another video, that could (to some extent) work. I think the perception of realism will fade as it gets more familiar - it is pretty bad at lighting, but in a new way.
The whole history of “artificial intelligence” since 1955 is making impressive demos that you can’t use for real work. Then they cut your funding off and it’s AI Winter again.
I've found myself wondering if I was being overly harsh in calling artificial intelligence a pseudoscience. Clearly, I was not.
even McCarthy was open that it was a marketing term
Small domino: being passive aggressive at a guy named Norbert
Big domino: resurgent fascism and widespread economic collapse in the 21st century