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Hello, Sora
I dropped this reply on the announcement tweet for Gemini 1.5:
it’s time @sama, bring out the big guns
— #Stephen Flanders (#@SteveFlanders22)
3:18 PM • Feb 15, 2024
Well, those big guns came a few hours later with the release of Sora, OpenAI’s first text-to-video model.
What Sora does is turn text prompts into highly detailed video scenes of up to a minute. Sounds pretty cool, but the examples OpenAI gave us are absolutely ridiculous.
It can create a clip of Wooly Mammoths:
Prompt: “Several giant wooly mammoths approach treading through a snowy meadow, their long wooly fur lightly blows in the wind as they walk, snow covered trees and dramatic snow capped mountains in the distance, mid afternoon light with wispy clouds and a sun high in the distance… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— #OpenAI (#@OpenAI)
6:14 PM • Feb 15, 2024
And papercraft coral reefs.
Prompt: “A gorgeously rendered papercraft world of a coral reef, rife with colorful fish and sea creatures.”
— #OpenAI (#@OpenAI)
6:14 PM • Feb 15, 2024
And fluffy monsters.
Prompt: “Animated scene features a close-up of a short fluffy monster kneeling beside a melting red candle. the art style is 3d and realistic, with a focus on lighting and texture. the mood of the painting is one of wonder and curiosity, as the monster gazes at the flame with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— #OpenAI (#@OpenAI)
6:14 PM • Feb 15, 2024
Sora’s in closed beta right now, but I know I can’t wait to cook up some clips for Homescreen.
Off Course? Is OpenAI’s focus on things like GPTs and Sora distracting them from the ultimate AGi mission?
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