Open AI first announced Sora on February 15th, 2024. The name “Sora” comes from the Japanese word for sky, which signifies its "limitless creative potential.”
Well, there were a few videos generated by the Sora team, but nothing else.
No beta test. Nothing.
And while the videos were interesting, it was unclear if they handpicked a few gems and the technology was not ready yet.
It seems like the playbook in AI is to announce something even if it’s not ready - and try to push forward the barriers as fast as possible.
(Not great for those concerned about AI safety.)
It’s available in many countries including US and Canada, but not available in a large number of Western European countries due to EU legislation, I presume. The ability to circumvent the access with a VPN does not seem to work.
So I will dig more into that later.
But if you are one of the lucky ones, give it a try and let me know what you think.
So check out this video to give you a walkthrough of Sora:
No speeding, Ma. I promise!
The bot.