Re:Super Resolution
by michaelpb on Thursday March 18, 2021 @05:26PM
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Yeah, so much of forensic "science" is notoriously flawed, that this seems like a likely addition the usual junk-science pantheon of "gunshot analysis, footprint analysis, hair comparison and bite mark comparison" - https://innocenceproject.org/forensic-science-problems-and-s...
Personally, I think one reason we still do this has a lot to do with detective shows being so ridiculously popular that people think that it's some sort of scientific process, when it's not. As a thought experiment, we'd probably have flat-earther-ism be the dominant belief if was like 15/20 broadcast TV shows are dedicated to glorifying flat-earther-ism. This means the most dangerous thing about "Super Resolution" is the public has already been "primed" with cop shows having the "enhance" feature.
Personally, I think one reason we still do this has a lot to do with detective shows being so ridiculously popular that people think that it's some sort of scientific process, when it's not. As a thought experiment, we'd probably have flat-earther-ism be the dominant belief if was like 15/20 broadcast TV shows are dedicated to glorifying flat-earther-ism. This means the most dangerous thing about "Super Resolution" is the public has already been "primed" with cop shows having the "enhance" feature.