Nvidia’s new AI upscaling gaming technology struck gamers as uncanny and off-putting.
Developers don't seem to like it, either, but it could be “the default” in a few years.
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Developers Aren’t Crazy About It, Either Nvidia’s new AI upscaling gaming technology struck gamers as uncanny and off-putting.
Developers don't seem to like it, either, but it could be “the default” in a few years.
Photograph: Courtesy of Nvidia Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Nvidia announced a new version of its DLSS AI upscaling technology for its graphics cards earlier this week at its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) , which it calls the Super Bowl of AI .