OpenAI's Sora has created highly realistic video clips from text commands, showcasing significant advancements in AI technology. Sora's notable feature lies in its accurate simulation of physics in videos, although it still faces some challenges with interactions and object creation. The availability of Sora to the public remains uncertain as it undergoes security and quality testing before a definitive release date is set. The pace of AI development is reaching levels beyond human comprehension, and Sora's text-to-video system is the latest AI technology astonishing the world, realizing that everything is happening faster than anyone's estimates.
What is OpenAI Sora?
Similar to other generative AI tools like DALL-E and MidJourney, Sora takes text commands from you and transforms them into visual media. However, unlike the mentioned AI image generators, Sora creates complete video clips with movements, different camera angles, directions, and everything you'd expect from traditional video production.
Examining examples on the Sora website, the results often become indistinguishable from professionally produced original videos. Everything from high-end drone footage to million-dollar film productions, complete with AI-generated actors, special effects, and artwork.
Sora is certainly not the first technology to do this. The most prominent leader in this field until now is RunwayML, offering its services to the public at a cost. However, even under the best conditions, Runway's videos more closely resemble early-generation MidJourney still images. There is no stability in the images, physics are nonsensical, and as of my writing this, the longest clip duration is 16 seconds.
On the contrary, Sora's best outputs are incredibly stable, with physics appearing accurate (at least to our minds), and clips can last up to a minute. The clips are entirely silent, but there are other AI systems that can generate music, sound effects, and speech. So, I'm confident those tools can be integrated into Sora's workflow, or at worst, traditional voiceover and foley work.
The magnitude of the leap represented by Sora from the dreadful AI video recordings just a year before the Sora demo cannot be overstated. This is a more significant surprise for the system compared to when AI image generators shifted from being a joke to inducing existential dread for visual artists.
Sora is likely to impact the entire video industry, from one-person recording creators to large-budget Disney and Marvel projects. No one remains untouched by this. This is particularly true as Sora doesn't have to create something entirely new but can work with existing material, like animating still images you provide. This might be the true beginning of the synthetic film industry.
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