6 AI Tools That Add Color to Old Black and White Photos

For years, production companies have used costly techniques to colorize old black and white movies. But now artificial intelligence is placing that capability in the hands of everyday users, allowing you to add color to old family photos, historical images, or black and white video frames in seconds. It works like this: A developer feeds a large number of color images into a neural network, which is AI-speak for software modeled after brain functions. Over time, the software learns to recognize different objects and determine their likely colors. These algorithms are incorporated into online services as well as software that you can download and run on a computer.