> experience history as it might actually have been
I think the might in the above is key. If you add new information to take the place of lost information, you're taking a risk that the new information does not accurately mimic the information that was lost. The more bits of new information you add, the more this risk increases.
I would like to see AI upscaled and colorized versions of the past when there are at least 15 9s assuring me that I won’t see Ryan Gosling on the front lines.
I think the might in the above is key. If you add new information to take the place of lost information, you're taking a risk that the new information does not accurately mimic the information that was lost. The more bits of new information you add, the more this risk increases.