OpenAI Unveils 'Sora' Creating Videos from "Woman Walking in Red Skirt" Input

Generate Videos from Text and Images
Extend Existing Videos and Supplement Missing Frames
"Currently Under Stability Testing"

OpenAI, the developer of Chat GPT, unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) called 'Sora' on the 15th (local time) that converts text into videos.

On the same day, OpenAI stated on its blog, "Sora can intricately generate complex scenes up to one minute long, featuring various characters performing specific types of actions." It added, "Sora not only accurately interprets user commands but also understands how those commands exist in the physical world." Additionally, Sora is reported to have the capability to create videos from images, extend existing videos, and fill in missing frames.

Video Created from Text Input Released by OpenAI
[Photo by OpenAI Homepage Capture]

However, it seems difficult to immediately integrate Sora into OpenAI products for commercialization. OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman said, "Sora will be available only to a limited number of creators for some time." According to the blog, Sora still shows flaws such as confusing left and right directions and failing to understand the temporal order of cause and effect.

Currently, Sora is undergoing safety testing with a 'Red Team' consisting of film producers, visual artists, and designers. The Red Team is a simulated adversary organized by the company to identify AI system flaws and vulnerabilities, contributing to software security enhancement.

In addition, OpenAI is reportedly developing a web search service. On the 14th (local time), IT specialized media The Information cited sources familiar with the matter, reporting that "OpenAI is preparing to challenge the search market dominated by Google, and the service will operate based on Microsoft's (MS) search engine 'Bing'."

However, there are forecasts that even if OpenAI develops a search service, it will not surpass Google's dominance. Last year, MS integrated AI features provided by OpenAI into the Bing search engine to challenge Google but has yet to achieve significant results.

Colin Sebastian, an analyst at Baird, said, "The impact of OpenAI's web search service on Google will not be significant," adding, "To sway users accustomed to 'Googling,' they need to demonstrate technology far superior to Google's."