Microsoft’s ‘Auto Super Resolution’ DLSS competitor isn’t exclusive to Qualcomm

When you launch a game on a Snapdragon on a Windows laptop, you might get an AI frame rate boost from Microsoft's mysterious Auto Super Resolution (Auto SR) feature. But while Microsoft hasn't fully explained how the feature works, The Verge can now confirm it's not Qualcomm technology, not exclusive to Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X chips, and not exclusive to specific games, either.

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These resolution enhancer technologies from NVIDIA, AMD, and apparently Microsoft are another great use of what we today call AI" technologies. Of course, I wish we didn't have to deal with several proprietary offerings but instead enjoyed several open source versions and possibly a standard to work off of, but give it some time, and we may still get there.

Like I've said before - there's nothing inherently wrong with AI" technologies, as long as they're used in ways that make sense, run locally, and most importantly, aren't based on the wholesale theft of artists' and programmers' works. Unsurprisingly, the tech bros at companies like OpenAI don't really understand the concept of consent", and until they do, their offerings should be deemed illegal.