I would still laugh because you're just as likely to get a completely BS image as you are to get an image that is close to reality

Upscaled photos are essentially fiction that is based on actual events. Any details that are not clear in the original should not be treated as real.

For the sake of, say, improving the visual quality of a movie, this is fine.

For the sake of forensics...aw hellllll no. The first time a prosecutor tries to use AI-enhanced images in court, they'll be absolutely destroyed by a competent defense attorney, and possibly disbarred.

It still depends on the training data, so the originals importance will only get prominent as better upscaling methods will arise.

They should really name this software "Enhance!"

Is it really an ad since the tool is open source and free?

Looks like one.

I feel like if OP had worded it in a more community-oriented manner it wouldn't have read like an ad. Not into it

I fixed problems which they generates poor quality video. Now you can use current version free and better than most paid alternatives.

But it don't support 360 video currently.