AI photo restoration shines a light on life in old Ireland - CNN Style

Combining digital technology with painstaking historical research, a new photo project is bringing Irish history to life in unprecedented color.

AI See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow Thousands of historical images from across Ireland are being brought to life in color for the first time, thanks to a new AI-led photo project. Combining digital technology with painstaking historical research, professors John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley at the National University of Ireland, Galway, have been able to turn photos, originally shot in black in white, into rich color images. The collection spans centuries and regions of Ireland, as well as the country’s diaspora. It includes portraits of key figures like O

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