1,300 Beautiful Wildlife Illustrations from the 19th Century Now Restored

HelloUsername 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Source posted some days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48850978 and blog https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48850987

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yaur 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Can someone build a classifier that will tell is which of these images was drawn with a living, dead, or (charitably) dissected specimen?

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noduerme an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Unclear from the text: Was AI used in modifying or filling any images in the restoration process?

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smallnix an hour ago | parent [-]

> Not only did AI tools then help him unearth needed sources and fill in visual gaps

I think that's clear

	▲	noduerme an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I took that to mean filling in the gaps on the source data, not literally filling in pen and ink gaps in the drawing. If so, that's a shame. It pollutes the original and isn't what counts as restoration.

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ButlerianJihad an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Remember when it was totally controversial that Ted Turner intended to colorize classic films such as Casablanca, and how technology was going to ruin artistry in this way? Good times.

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Animats 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Soon to be ingested for AI training.