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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Blake Montgomery

Sora: OpenAI launches tool that instantly creates video from text

A screenshot from an AI-generated video of woolly mammoths.
A screenshot from an AI-generated video of woolly mammoths. Photograph: OpenAI

OpenAI revealed a tool on Thursday that can generate videos from text prompts.

The new model, nicknamed Sora after the Japanese word for “sky”, can produce realistic footage up to a minute long that adheres to a user’s instructions on both subject matter and style. According to a company blogpost, the model is also able to create a video based on a still image or extend existing footage with new material.

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