
Artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI announced a new generative tool on Thursday. Dubbed Sora (the Japanese word for sky), it is OpenAI’s most ambitious development to date, able to generate complex high-definition videos up to a minute long from a mere text prompt. Image prompts can also be used. Sora isn’t open to the general public yet, as OpenAI has decided to restrict access to a select group of researchers and visual professionals while it refines its offering. Importantly, this pre-market period will also be used to implement safety measures so the tool isn’t used to build misinformation, hateful content, etc.
Open AI’s new text-to-video tool, Sora.The text prompt here, which (alone) created the video, was:‘A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage. She wears a black leather jacket, a long red dress, and black boots… —> pic.twitter.com/fK3ca9VcxIFebruary 16, 2024