Ruslan Salakhutdinov, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, was also “a bit surprised” by Sora’s quality and capabilities. “I didn’t expect video generators to improve this fast, and the quality of Sora completely exceeded my expectations,” he says now. Seven months ago Park had told Scientific American that he thought AI models capable of producing photorealistic video from text alone were far-off, requiring a major technological leap. Park develops generative three-dimensional modeling techniques using machine-learning methods. “ are very surprised to see the level of quality shown by Sora,” says Jeong Joon Park, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science at University of Michigan. In terms of the duration and realism of its output, Sora represents the latest in what’s possible in AI-generated video. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. But OpenAI has shared a few dozen sample videos generated by the new tool in an announcement blog post, a brief technical report and CEO and founder Sam Altman’s profile on X (formerly Twitter). The company says it’s currently limiting access to a select group of artists and “red-team” hackers who are testing the generator for beneficial uses and harmful applications, respectively. OpenAI announced Sora on February 15 but hasn’t yet released it to the public.
Give Sora a simple still image or a brief written prompt and it can produce up to a minute of startlingly realistic video-in what has been described as the time it takes to go out for a burrito. Beyond the screen, the woman doesn’t exist, and neither does the street.Įverything in the video was created by OpenAI’s new text-to-video tool, Sora, the latest generative artificial intelligence (GAI) widget from the company behind Dall-E and ChatGPT. In fact, it’s not footage of anything real. But it’s not a recording for a TV spot or music video.
Her dress and gold hoop earrings sway with each step. At first glance, the clip looks like footage from a music video or an ad for a stylish car: a woman in sunglasses strides down a city street at night, surrounded by pedestrians and brightly lit signs.