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.

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.

“The Wizard of Oz at Sphere,” which will open Aug. 28, is using Google Cloud’s AI to upscale and “reimagine” the classic, while using Google Cloud infrastructure to support the massive data processing and rendering requirements. The collaboration also marks the start of a broader AI partnership between Sphere Entertainment and Google Cloud.