Why does everyone hate NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 AI upscaling?

About this episode

The episode discusses the controversy surrounding NVIDIA's DLSS 5 AI upscaling technology and features an interview with Anshel Sag from Moor Insights and Strategy.

NVIDIA started an online firestorm this week when it announced DLSS 5 at its GTC conference. The company claims it's meant to deliver "photorealistic" lighting and materials in games by using neural processing. But it differs considerably from previous versions of DLSS, which were focused on using machine learning to upscale lower resolutions and generate additional frames. To help us break this down, Anshel Sag, VP and principal analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy joins us to discuss his experience with NVIDIA's DLSS 5 demos. Also, we dive into what's next for Xbox with Project Helix. NVIDIA announced DLSS 5, the disgust was immediate (with Anshel Sag from Moor Insights & Strategy) – 0:51 Arizona attorney general sues Kalshi for operating an illegal gambling business – 36:22 Polymarket users threaten the life of a reporter at The Times of Israel over accurate reporting – 36:59 Apple announces AirPods Max 2 with improved noise cancellation – 44:33 Elon Musk’s xAI faces class action suit over facilitating CSAM – 47:38 Samsung stops selling Galaxy Z TriFold after 3 months because components got too expensive – 51:22 Around Engadget: Apple Studio XDR review, Dell XPS 16 review –…

People in this episode

Guest: Anshel Sag

Topics covered

• NVIDIA DLSS 5
• AI upscaling
• gaming technology
• Xbox Project Helix
• legal issues in tech
• product announcements

Keywords

• NVIDIA
• DLSS 5
• AI upscaling
• gaming
• Project Helix
• Apple
• Kalshi
• Polymarket
• Elon Musk
• Samsung

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NVIDIA, Moor Insights and Strategy, Apple, Kalshi, Polymarket, The Times of Israel, Elon Musk’s xAI, Samsung

Products: AirPods Max 2, Galaxy Z TriFold

Books & works: Apple Studio XDR review, Dell XPS 16 review

Places: Arizona

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