What to Know About OpenAI's New AI Video Generator Sora

Have you ever wanted to know what two golden retrievers podcasting on top of a mountain might look like? Or perhaps watch a bicycle race on the ocean with different animals riding the bicycles? OpenAI's latest generative artificial intelligence offering, Sora, can generate breathtakingly realistic videos that are up to a minute long from text prompts. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the model's creation on X on Thursday. Sora is not yet available to the public. For now, OpenAI is only granting access to red teamers--individuals employed to look for issues--who will assess potential risks associated with the model's release, as well as a limited number of "visual artists, designers, and filmmakers to gain feedback on how to advance the model to be most helpful for creative professionals," according to a blog post.