Since OpenAI announced Sora last week, its upcoming AI video generator, there has been plenty of buzz as the world reacts to the novel technology.
Sora has not been unleashed yet. Instead, it is available to “red teamers to assess critical areas for harms or risks” and a “number of visual artists, designers, and filmmakers to gain feedback on how to advance the model to be most helpful for creative professionals.”
A number of eye-popping videos made by Sora have appeared online and PetaPixel has rounded up intriguing examples found on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
The majority of the videos were put out by OpenAI itself but CEO Sam Altman was taking prompt requests such as the one below showing “a bicycle race on ocean with different animals as athletes riding the bicycles with drone camera view.”
https://t.co/qbj02M4ng8 pic.twitter.com/EvngqF2ZIX
— Sam Altman (@sama) February 15, 2024
https://t.co/rmk9zI0oqO pic.twitter.com/WanFKOzdIw
— Sam Altman (@sama) February 15, 2024
https://t.co/rPqToLo6J3 pic.twitter.com/nPPH2bP6IZ
— Sam Altman (@sama) February 15, 2024
Plenty more example videos are around as seen below. Interestingly, many — if not all of them — are slowed down.
It’s only been 24 hours since Open AI announced Sora, and people are going crazy over it.
Here are 10 wild examples you don’t want to miss: (Part 2)
1. Blend individual videos togetherpic.twitter.com/XN5Xq1qGQT
— Angry Tom (@AngryTomtweets) February 16, 2024
OpenAI Sora is wild.
These are 100% AI generated from text. And generate up to 1 minute! 🤯
1. PROMPT: A corgi vlogging itself in tropical Maui. pic.twitter.com/bRJBQcBH1r
— Min Choi (@minchoi) February 16, 2024
“realistic video of people relaxing at beach, then a shark jumps out of the water halfway through and surprises everyone”
Video generated by Sora pic.twitter.com/WRVnrguCif
— Tim Brooks (@_tim_brooks) February 17, 2024
So it turns out that OpenAI’s Sora is even more insane than I thought. Here are some of the absolutely nutty things it can do ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/EugpRM71qt
— Joseph Mambwe (@MrMambwe) February 16, 2024
If you think OpenAI Sora is a creative toy like DALLE, … think again. Sora is a data-driven physics engine. It is a simulation of many worlds, real or fantastical. The simulator learns intricate rendering, “intuitive” physics, long-horizon reasoning, and semantic grounding, all… pic.twitter.com/pRuiXhUqYR
— Jim Fan (@DrJimFan) February 15, 2024
This example from @OpenAI for their new text to video product blew my mind…
Prompt: Historical footage of California during the gold rush… pic.twitter.com/VTARGIlH4P
— Kyle Tibbitts (@KyleTibbitts) February 15, 2024
even the sora mistakes are mesmerizing pic.twitter.com/OvPSbaa0L9
— Charlie Holtz (@charliebholtz) February 15, 2024
🚨 BREAKING: OpenAI just launched Sora, an AI model that can create 60-second videos from just text prompts.
The video below was 100% created by Sora. pic.twitter.com/qu9KN1QUMv
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) February 15, 2024
🚨 Good Bye Reality
Every single video in this thread was generated by Open AI’s new text to video model “Sora” 🤯
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1/48 pic.twitter.com/ze4Mom2Bgs— Sambhav Gupta (@sambhavgupta6) February 15, 2024
OpenAi’s Sora can do a lot more than just generate text to video. This example shows an objectively beautiful morph between one subject into another. The VFX implications here are staggering pic.twitter.com/uSKlprJZCi
— Paul Trillo (@paultrillo) February 16, 2024
This video was made with the not-yet-released Sora AI technology just announced from OpenAi. This changes everything. It’s 27 seconds from a text prompt.
Here is their prompt:
Prompt: A white and orange tabby cat is seen happily darting through a dense garden, as if chasing… pic.twitter.com/8XxxFqiywC— Ben Nash (@bennash) February 15, 2024
As you know, my explorations of the Gen AI space is ultimately all about creative control. You should be able to shape the generative matter using all your artistic sensibilities and your aesthetic sense.
OpenAI’s Sora is a huge technological leap, but what excites me the most… pic.twitter.com/NQGfLRiq75
— Martin Nebelong (@MartinNebelong) February 16, 2024
Naturally, there were a few jokers posting videos that they claimed were generated from Sora when they evidently were not. Such as this classic clip.
This video was generated using OpenAI’s powerful new Sora text-to-video model.
Prompt: Australian man wrongfully arrested while eating a succulent Chinese meal pic.twitter.com/GHG8pDLisz
— 𝕯𝖎𝖑𝖉𝖔 𝕭𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖘 (@EmmaTolkin) February 17, 2024
With the early demonstration of Sora turning many heads and the model set to be released shortly, there are those who shudder at what technology such as this will do when it is released fully into the wild.
Laura Adams is a tech enthusiast residing in the UK. Her articles cover the latest technological innovations, from AI to consumer gadgets, providing readers with a glimpse into the future of technology.
