I have seen Google’s AI version of The Wizard of Oz, and I’m still in shock

Google Over the past two years, Google has been working on using generative AI to upscale and augment The Wizard of Oz, the beloved 1939 film that has been a touchstone for generations. Google DeepMind and Google Cloud — along with Warner Bros. Discovery and Magnopus — are doing this work to show the movie in its entirety at Sphere, the iconic spherical theater in Las Vegas. Today, I was in the audience to see the first look at what Oz will be like there when it starts playing on August 28, 2025. The event helped kick off Google Cloud Next 2025, which Google kindly invited me to. I’ve got a lot to say about this, so I’m going to jump right in. First, I want to tell you what is going on with Oz. Then, I want to tell you what the two sides of my brain are saying about this: the tech geek side and the film geek side. Trust me, each side has very different opinions about this endeavor. The Wizard of Oz, Google, and Sphere: What’s happening? Google A few days ago, we learned that The ... Read full article.