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OpenAI’s Sora video generator (briefly) leaked in protest by early users

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A group of artists invited to test OpenAI’s Sora video generator ahead of its public release leaked access to the AI video model on Hugging Face for a few hours on Tuesday before being shut down. The “Sora PR Puppets” behind the leak used their access to enable anyone to generate 10-second videos from text prompts. The group’s point was to push back against OpenAI over pressure to only talk about positive aspects of Sora and over a lack of compensation for their contributions.

“We received access to Sora with the promise to be early testers, red teamers, and creative partners. However, we believe instead we are being lured into ‘art washing’ to tell the world that Sora is a useful tool for artists,” the group wrote in a post online. “Hundreds of artists provide unpaid labor through bug testing, feedback, and experimental work for the program for a $150B valued company. While hundreds contribute for free, a select few will be chosen through a competition to have their Sora-created films screened — offering minimal compensation which pales in comparison to the substantial PR and marketing value OpenAI receives.”

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