Nvidia Teases DLSS 5 and Gamers Aren't Impressed

Nvidia opened its GTC conference with a keynote by CEO Jensen Huang, revealing the company's latest tech. Among the raft of the company's AI developments, gamers were treated to the imminent version of its AI-powered upscaling and optimization technology, DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), touted as the "biggest breakthrough in computer graphics". 

Nvidia published a video illustrating how DLSS 5 can enhance graphics in Resident Evil Requiem, Starfield and other games, showing before-and-after takes. But gamers weren't thrilled. In fact, the response to DLSS 5 resembles more of a collective backlash, replete with memes, ridicule and outrage. 

Gamers were quick to point out that DLSS 5 transformed the original graphics into something vastly different. Some called the visuals "AI slop" because they look like "yassified" AI-generated filters. 

Many worry that DLSS 5 could deviate from a creator's specific artistic vision. Critics also fear that if ...