San-Francisco based OpenAI made its big drop during the Spring Festival holidays. The up-to-one-minute-long realistic videos created by the text-to-video AI generator Sora are so remarkable that they resulted in people imaging the limitless possibilities of this generator could have. Sora is probably able to reshape the entire movie industry.
According to OpenAI’s explainer, Sora is capable of generating complex scenes with accurate details, including multiple characters, specific types of movements, themes, and backgrounds. It understands not only what the user requests, but also how these things exist in the physical world.
Industry observers have noted that the emergence of the video-generation model was highly anticipated. However, there have been comments expressing surprise at the speed of its development, with some individuals excitedly declaring “the arrival of a new industrial revolution.” On the other hand, there are concerns that this advancement may lead to “the disappearance of reality” as we know it, and that it could potentially cause a battle against the dominance of Hollywood in the movie industry.
“When I see Sora, the first word that comes to my mind is ‘shock,’ like the majority in the film industry. As film producers, we understand the potential impact of AI on the various aspects of film production, some positions such as those relating to movie preview would be impacted,” Ma Heliang, a film producer said.
“But the current technology is still far from reaching the levels required for making theatrical films, or to hollow out the entire movie industry. Over the past 100 years, movies have established an emotional connection and a shared social space with the audience. It involves socializing and sharing aesthetics, making it a complex entity. It is not possible to replace this experience with a simple video clip generated by AI,” Ma noted.
But the strong capability of Sora tells us that the direction of relying on AI to assist in human creativity is becoming increasingly clear. It allows creators to be less restricted by industrial processes and enables them to express what they want more freely using AI tools.
【小题1】What is Sora’s function?| A．It can improve holiday atmosphere. |
| B．It can produce videos based on texts. |
| C．It can enrich people’s imagination. |
| D．It can reshape the whole film making tools. |
| A．The arrival of a new industrial revolution. |
| B．The speed of social media’s development. |
| C．The emergence of the video-generation model. |
| D．The rapid advancement of the video-generation model. |
| A．AI will take over the entire movie industry. |
| B．Theatrical films have been made by AI currently. |
| C．Film production can’t be completely replaced by AI. |
| D．AI can establish an emotional connection with the audience. |
| A．Movie industry comes into a new age |
| B．Sora shows potential of AI technology |
| C．Sora starts a battle against Hollywood |
| D．OpenAI’s productions bring shocking news |
