PetaPixel Reddit Asks ChatGPT to Restore World’s Oldest Photo and the Results are Horrible


Split image showing a grainy black and white photo of rooftops on the left and a clear color photo of similar rooftops and landscape on the right, illustrating a visual comparison over time.

At the beginning of the 19th century, it was becoming apparent in scientific circles that it was possible to "draw with light" and fix real-world images onto paper. In 1826, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took what is widely believed to be the first-ever successful photograph, an exposure that may have lasted several days.

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