The AI upscale process offers several benefits, including:
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This creator released a 960p version, arguing that 1080p or 4K offered "diminishing returns" because the AI is essentially "guessing" details that aren't in the source; a lower target resolution helped prevent the AI from "guessing wrong" in a noticeable way.
Unlike Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG), which received a full, expensive restoration from original film negatives for its Blu-ray release, Deep Space Nine was never officially remastered in High Definition. Paramount cited the high cost and low sales of the TNG Blu-rays as the reason for halting the project.