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AI and Nuclear Power and ‘Wizard of Oz,’ Oh My!

2025/4/21
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Isabel Busquets: 我深入研究了谷歌如何利用AI技术对经典电影《绿野仙踪》进行修复,使其能够在拉斯维加斯球体屏幕上以超高分辨率呈现。这项技术不仅提升了影片的分辨率,还通过‘出画’技术扩展了场景,展现了更多画面细节,为观众带来更沉浸式的观影体验。然而,这项技术也引发了争议,许多观众和业内人士担心AI会改变经典作品的原本面貌,并对未来创意作品的版权和使用产生担忧。虽然谷歌努力保持电影的原貌,但AI技术的应用仍然引发了人们对创意作品未来发展的担忧。 这项技术不仅在娱乐行业引发了广泛讨论,也对电影制作行业产生了深远的影响。AI技术的应用使得电影修复和再创作成为可能,但也带来了新的挑战,例如如何平衡技术创新和艺术创作之间的关系,如何保护创作者的权益等问题都需要进一步探讨。 Belle Lin: 我报道了美国能源部下属实验室开发的ProAID人工智能工具,该工具旨在辅助人类操作核电站。ProAID并非完全取代人工操作,而是作为辅助工具,帮助操作员完成一些重复性工作和故障排除,提高效率并减轻人工负担。考虑到许多核电站的设备比较老旧,ProAID的应用可以有效提升这些核电站的运行效率和安全性。 ProAID的开发和应用也反映出AI技术在能源领域日益重要的作用。随着AI技术的发展,未来AI技术将在能源领域发挥更大的作用,例如优化能源生产、提高能源效率、促进能源转型等。然而,AI技术在能源领域的应用也面临着一些挑战,例如数据安全、算法可靠性、伦理道德等问题都需要引起重视。

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Google employed AI to enhance the resolution and expand scenes of the classic film for an immersive experience at the Las Vegas Sphere. This massive undertaking involved generating new pixels and expanding scenes to include previously unseen characters and backgrounds. However, this use of AI also sparked concerns about the alteration of a beloved film and the potential impact on creative intellectual property.
  • AI used to enhance resolution of the 1930s film for a massive screen
  • Generative AI created new pixels, a technique beyond simple copy-paste
  • Outpainting technique expanded scenes to include off-screen characters and backgrounds
  • The project generated excitement but also anxiety about altering a classic film and the impact on creative intellectual property

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Google used artificial intelligence to re-imagine “The Wizard of Oz” for an immersive experience at the Las Vegas Sphere, and WSJ CIO Journal reporter Isabelle Bousquette got an exclusive look) at the 21st century tweaks to the classic film. Plus, nuclear power is being tapped to run AI data centers, but WSJ reporter Belle Lin writes that AI could also help humans) operate those same facilities. Victoria Craig hosts.

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