Nvidia's new DLSS 5 draws backlash: Uncanny AI slop

Published March 17th, 2026 - 06:54 GMT
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Nvidia unveils its new DLSS 5 technology

ALBAWABA - Nvidia recently unveiled its new DLSS 5 rendering technology, and things are not going as well as the tech giant anticipated.

The upcoming AI-powered rendering technology drew backlash on social media, with many describing the renders as "uncanny AI slop."

Memes flooded the internet, capturing how characters from different games would look when rendered via Nvidia's DLSS 5 technology.

Nvidia took to social media and wrote, "Announcing NVIDIA DLSS 5, an AI-powered breakthrough in visual fidelity for games, coming this fall. DLSS 5 infuses pixels with photorealistic lighting and materials, bridging the gap between rendering and reality."

Nvidia's new DLSS 5 draws backlash: Uncanny AI slop

The showcase featured games such as Capcom's Resident Evil: Requiem and Hogwarts Legacy. Many said that the new rendering technology incorporates pixels with photorealistic lighting, making the games look soulless compared with the original gameplay footage shown beforehand.

A social media user wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "This looks horrifically bad, nobody wants an AI slop filter on top of their games."

Another added, "Like what's the point? Artists spend hours perfecting a model for you to come and replace it with AI Faces? I seriously hate this so much."

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