India, Oct. 30 -- YouTube is set to use artificial intelligence to automatically enhance low-quality videos, thanks to a new "Super Resolution" feature announced today. The update marks one of the platform's most ambitious uses of AI yet, promising to make older or low-resolution uploads look sharper without requiring creators to reupload their content.

In a new blog post, YouTube outlined several upcoming improvements across its platform. These include "immersive" homepage previews for smart TVs, improved search within specific channels, and a more seamless shopping experience through new QR codes that appear on videos containing product links. However, the standout announcement is undoubtedly Super Resolution, YouTube's AI upscaling te...