SORA

The buzz around Sora, OpenAI’s latest innovation, is hard to ignore. It’s a new generative video model that turns short text prompts into detailed, one-minute videos. As someone deeply involved in entertainment tech, I’ve been seeing some of the reactions being posted online. There’s a lot of concern about AI taking over creative jobs, but I see things differently.

To me, Sora isn’t a threat but a potential boost for creativity, especially in early production stages. It could be a game-changer for pre-visualization, helping to draft scenes or flesh out shots quickly and affordably. This doesn’t diminish the role of human creativity; rather, it supports and enhances it by handling the more tedious or time-consuming aspects of content creation.

While it's still early days, I think that the true value of Sora lies in its ability to act as a complementary tool, not a replacement for the talent and vision of human creators. It's about harnessing AI to elevate our creative capabilities, not curb them. I hope that this perspective shifts the narrative from fear to enthusiasm about the possibilities AI like Sora brings to the table but only time will tell.

Jonathan Tom
Born in 1979, I've been around long enough to know better but not long enough to be expected to act reasonably. That's what I tell myself anyway...
www.jonathan-tom.com
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