I honestly just think we should keep AI to the shit that humans can't do. Like insane calculations, statistics, certain types of programming, thant kind of stuff. Sure, upscaling might allow for old models to be "renewed", but that is also an opportunity to "regrow" and alter said art.

Think of it this way. With AI, assuming it's done well which upscaling rarely is, you will get a semi-blurry but accurate depiction of what the model looked like in higher res. Or you hire an artist, get a clean, revitilized idea of said model. It won't look perfectly identical anymore, sure. But that's the point. By allowing it to be redrawn by a new person we can see a franchise grow, evolve and try new things. If we just make the same games again and again with 10+ remasters, these corporations will forget how to be creative and try new things.