08.07.24

Welcome OpenAI’s Newest Creation called Sora, the Text-to-Video AI Model

OpenAI recently presented an intriguing new text-to-video generative AI model called Sora. It would be a game-changer in many fields for it turns text prompts into videos. So how does it work and what are its capacities? Let's find out.

What is Sora?

Sora is a text-to-video AI generator from the future. Basically, you write a script, and Sora makes you a video based on it. Think about typing a scene, like a superhero climbs Eiffel tower, and then watching it in a video clip — sounds cool, huh? 

Now, you can remake popular movies or create your own ones with just writing a script on your device.

How Does Sora Operate?

Sora functions similarly to DALL E3 and other AI models.The method employs a diffusion model, which ensures each video frame is transformed gradually from static noise into an organized image in response to the text script. 

Overall, the fundamental concept is the same as in animation. It creates a consequence of images and plays them creating the motion effect. The maximum length of the videos can be one minute currently due to operational limits. 

Correcting Temporal consistency

One of Sora's core strength is its extraordinary capacity to preserve temporal consistency. It processes several video frames at the same time, ensuring stability even when objects come and go from view. 

An example of a major advancement in generative video technology is when a panda's forelimb slides out of the frame and then back into it on the same screen.

Integrating Transformer and Diffusion Models

Like GPT, Sora makes use of both a transformer design and a diffusion model. The diffusion model does a great job of producing finely detailed textures; transformers take care of the overall composition. Sora may make films with intricate textures and a well-organized framework by mixing these models.

Improving Video Clarity with Captioning

In order to correctly capture the user's prompt, Sora uses a recaptioning method. Before making any video, it rewrites the user's prompt by adding further supplementary details to increase its depth and understanding.

How Capable Is it?

Sora looks like a powerful tool based on the OpenAI samples. For example, a demo video made with Sora features a variety of perspectives and viewpoints, much like a movie trailer. Every single scene was not flawless. A guy with three hands on a beach, or a confused-looking shark are examples of how the created scenes can occasionally look unnatural or enter the strange valley.

Sora's limitations

Despite its immense promise, Sora has many drawbacks. For example, its lack of understanding of real-world physics might result in absurd circumstances, such as an explosion that preserves a basketball hoop's net. Another problem is spatial consistency when things occasionally move abnormally.

Possible Usage of Sora

Sora has the potential to revolutionize a number of sectors. Here are a few examples that can be put into practice.

1. Social media platforms

You can make short yet intriguing videos for Instagram or TikTok.

2. Advertisement

It would be less expensive to produce product demos and advertising films.

3. Making prototypes

Sora may be used by designers and filmmakers to quickly prototype scenery or items.

4. Education 

Detailed, entertaining videos may improve the quality of instructional materials.

Risks Associated with Sora

Like any powerful technology, there are drawbacks to Sora. For instance:

1. Harmful Material

If security isn't in place, Sora may produce offensive or unacceptable videos.

2. False information

The capacity to produce false but realistic videos might circulate false information.

3. Biases

Biased results might result from AI models inheriting biases from the training set. Humans tend to double-check data, while AI can rely on unreliable sources, increasing the amount of false information.

For these reasons, video generators need to be governed by law. Legal authorities are still developing the rules for controlling the proper usage of AI.

How to get access to Sora?

At present, only a small group of researchers and artists have access to Sora. OpenAI has not yet announced a date for the public release, although it is rumored that Sora will be publicly released by the end of 2024. The company works with policymakers, artists, and educators to ensure that technology is safe and beneficial to society. 

We'll keep you informed. Stay in touch.

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