I was in the audience that got the first look at Google's AI-augmented Wizard of Oz, and I am still rattled by the experience.

Those lions and tigers and bears wouldn’t look quite right if the film were projected onto the giant screen without some help from AI.

Following an announcement last week that Sphere Entertainment was creating an immersive version of The Wizard of Oz for its unique Las Vegas venue, we now have more details on how companies like Google and Magnopus are using AI to enhance the 86-year-old film to fill the Sphere’s massive 160,000-square-foot semi-spherical screen.