I watched this 1 month old video two days ago:

https://youtu.be/X8yRlA7jqEQ

It kinda splatted my mind.

As I understand it, Gussian Splats aren’t a method of constructing missing data in the sense you’re asking here.

But there are other, well established, methods of generating missing data in convincing manner, that are beyond my field of expertise or interest to be able to repeat here.

With the added benefit that if I’m wrong, being wrong can be a great way to spur discussion 8)