Tahseen is an AI-powered system designed to digitally restore and enhance Saudi Arabia’s historical and cultural heritage by improving the quality of archival media, including historical footage, official documents, and cultural artifacts. The project utilizes advanced artificial intelligence techniques to restore, colorize, and enhance historical images and videos, ensuring they accurately reflect local Saudi culture by maintaining natural skin tones, traditional clothing, and environmental details.
Using AI photo restoration technology, Tahseen removes scratches, noise, dust, and other imperfections from old or damaged photos and videos, significantly improving their clarity and resolution. The system applies specialized AI models to process images and videos through:
1. Colorization – Converting black-and-white footage into lifelike color.
2. Denoising & De-scratching – Removing noise, scratches, and distortions.
3. Super-Resolution – Enhancing image details and increasing resolution.
By revitalizing historical media, Tahseen contributes to preserving Saudi Arabia’s rich cultural history, making it more accessible and engaging for future generations while supporting efforts in heritage conservation and digital archiving

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• Saudi Arabia

• Indigenous and nomadic peoples

Tahseen can be replicated to any culture by fine-tuning the model for labeled dataset of that culture.

Tahseen ensures its long-term sustainability through continuous improvement, scalability, and adaptability, allowing it to evolve and remain relevant in the preservation of historical and cultural heritage. Tahseen ensures long-term sustainability through three key strategies:
• Data Acquisition and Labeling – Tahseen relies on a steady influx of historical media, including old photographs, videos, and documents, which are continuously collected, curated, and labeled.
• AI Model Enhancement – The project incorporates continuous machine learning improvements to refine its image restoration, colorization, and enhancement capabilities.
• Expansion to Additional Use Cases – Beyond images, Tahseen is scalable to video restoration, allowing for the enhancement of historical films, documentaries, and archived footage. This expansion increases its applicability across multiple sectors, including education, museums, media, and cultural heritage preservation, making it a versatile and future-proof solution.
By integrating continuous learning, advanced AI capabilities, and expanding its applications, Tahseen remains sustainable, relevant, and impactful, supporting the long-term preservation and accessibility of historical and cultural archives

Tahseen safeguards historical media, upholding the values of freedom and equality by making cultural knowledge universally accessible, regardless of background or location. It fosters solidarity by strengthening national identity and connecting communities to their shared history. Through inclusive digital restoration, Tahseen promotes tolerance by preserving diverse cultural narratives, reinforcing respect for different traditions. The project also embodies shared responsibility by collaborating with cultural institutions, archives, and researchers to ensure ethical and accurate historical preservation. Additionally, by digitizing and enhancing old media rather than reproducing physical copies, Tahseen supports respect for nature by reducing the environmental impact associated with traditional preservation methods. Through these efforts, Tahseen aligns with WSIS principles by using technology to foster inclusivity, preserve cultural diversity, and promote sustainable digital heritage conservation.