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It’s Sora time! OpenAI revealed on Monday, December 9, the launch of their video creator (New Windows). The new tool allows you to create an extremely realistic video using just a few short words that are given to artificial intelligence. The tool is currently available in more than 150 countries but it’s not yet in Europe due to the extensive regulation in that area. Sora is both a risky and impressive step in the direction of manipulating reality.
OpenAI has unveiled an early version of Sora in February last year. The company, which revolutionized artificial intelligence two years earlier with ChatGPT, released a preview of the software. The American AI giant, OpenAI, is producing its latest innovations in the form a miniature Advent calendar. This includes its new version Sora. Since introducing Sora to the public in February, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been working on Sora Turbo – a faster version of Sora that you can hold in your hand.
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Sora is designed to be an easy-to-use tool that anyone can use. The user can generate videos by simply inserting an image or phrase, also known as “prompts”. The user can choose from a variety of options, including the size (for instance, square or 16:9), quality, duration (5-20 seconds), and number of videos (up to four).
A “storyboard mode” allows you to create more complex montage sequences. ChatGPT plus or ChatGPT pro subscriptions cost $20 or $200 per month. ChatGPT Pro allows you to create more videos, of higher quality, and for longer periods than ChatGPT Plus.
.. but not everywhere
Sora may be available in 160 different countries but you cannot connect from Europe, the UK, or Switzerland. Europe is a strict regulatory environment for new technologies, and the management of personal data. OpenAI, in order to be able to set up shop there, must adhere both the RGPD (General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data) and the AI Act. These laws regulate the AI industry.
Sora must make a pledge about how it will handle the information of its users in order to be approved. You can circumvent this problem by installing a VPN. This software allows you to change the location of your internet connection to another country.
A perfectible tool
Nicolas Lellouche, a journalist for Numerama in France was able test Sora. “My initial impressions are very mixed. He reports that out of the 15 videos he has created, only two look like they are real. The others, however, have many errors and physical flaws, and inconsistent details, which can be easily identified as fakes. ”
“We feel that, although it’s impressive to generate videos in such a short time, we’re still a long way from realism comparable to what we can do with photos today.”
Nicolas Lellouche, journalist at Numeramaat franceinfo
OpenAI’s Sora has ambitious goals, even if it doesn’t live up to its current release. It assures that the tool will continue improving over time. Sam Altman, the tool’s presenter, said that “This is just a first version, and we’re aware it will make mistakes. It’s definitely not perfect”. Nicolas Lellouche retorts, “For now, this is just another video-generation tool. We’re still not on the right track to create realistic disinformation videos.” But it will happen. This type of tool will one day be perfected to the point that it can deceive. ”
A video and drift generator?
Designers of Sora are assuring about the concern that Sora could be used to spread false information. The metadata of each Sora video contains an electronic signature, and a logo in the lower right corner to indicate that it is an AI. This “watermark” can be found in every Sora image. According to Nicolas Lellouche, “in reality, all you need to do is recut the video in order to remove a watermark.” We know that most internet users won’t check the video source. If an image is appealing to people and they believe that it is true, then they will broadcast the video before checking its metadata. ”
The journalist at Numerama points out that OpenAI has “still taken measures”. Sora has a facial detector that can identify a child, public figure, or copyrighted object. By checking the four boxes I confirm that I am in fact the owner of these images. In the case of infringements, my account can be deleted.
“It’s becoming very easy to fabricate fake images”
Nicolas Lellouche recalls, “We did not wait until AI arrived to create false images for Internet use. What’s new with these tools is how simple they are. Video was very complex, and required powerful computers in order to alter a person’s face. We’re now potentially close to being able do this within 10 seconds with just one sentence of instructions given to AI. This will allow people to act more quickly and without technical knowledge. ”
“With every outbreak of a new technology, it does some good but also some harm.”
Nicolas Lellouche, journalist at Numeramaat franceinfo
Since its Monday launch, Sora’s success has made it a victim. Sam Altman wrote on X that “the demand is greater than anticipated, and registrations may be temporarily disabled. The generation videos might be slower for a time”.
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