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ON1 Restore AI Is Mangling Old Photos, Not Fixing Them

MARCH 26, 2026via PetaPixel
ON1 Restore AI Is Mangling Old Photos, Not Fixing Them
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ON1's Restore AI is actively hallucinating — replacing faces and details in old photos rather than restoring them, which makes it a liability for any client work involving family archives. Avoid until they fix it.

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