OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati revealed interesting details about Sora, its new text-to-video generator, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
The interview covers a wide range of topics, from the type of content the AI engine will generate to the security measures implemented. The fight against misinformation is a key focus for the company.
Murati claims that Sora will have several safeguards in place to ensure the technology is not misused. Sora will follow the same guidelines as Dall-E, meaning that will refuse to create “images of public figures” such as the President of the United States.
is also added Watermark in the form of a transparent OpenAI logo in the bottom right corner, indicating that this is an AI-generated video.
The developers have plans “eventually” Add sound to videos to make them more realistic. Editing tools are also included in the development plan, giving developers the opportunity to fix the AI’s many errors.
As advanced as Sora is, he makes a lot of mistakes. One of the examples highlighted in the article revolves around a request to create a video of a robot stealing a woman’s camera. Instead, the video partially shows the woman transforming into a robot and the cars in the background changing color as they move.
Murati admits that there is room for improvement, explaining that this is the case with AI “pretty good continuity, (but) it’s not perfect”
Regarding nudity, Murati says OpenAI is working with it «Artists… to discover» What type of nude content is allowed. It appears that The team would agree to allow “artistic” nudity while banning things like non-consensual deep fakes.
When asked about the data used to train Sora, Murati was somewhat evasive. He began by stating that he didn’t know what the AI was being taught other than that they were “publicly available or licensed data”.
Additionally, Murati wasn’t sure whether YouTube, Facebook or Instagram videos were part of the training. However, he later admitted that Shutterstock media was used. The two companies have a partnership, which may explain why Murati was willing to confirm him as a source.
Murati claims that Sora will “definitely” be released before the end of the year. He did not give an exact date, although it could happen in the coming months. The developers are currently testing the engine’s security for everyone “Vulnerability, Bias, and Other Harmful Consequences.”