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OpenAI’s video generation tool, Sora, has come under scrutiny following a leak by a group protesting the company’s handling of its early access program. The group released access to Sora through Hugging Face, allowing users to generate short videos, which led to a temporary shutdown of the tool by OpenAI. The protestors, identifying as ‘Sora PR Puppets,’ accuse OpenAI of exploiting artists for unpaid labor while maintaining tight control over Sora’s capabilities and public narrative.
OpenAI responded by emphasizing that Sora remains in a research phase, with voluntary participation from artists who help shape its development. The company highlights its commitment to balancing creativity with safety and supporting artists through various programs. Despite these assurances, the leak has exposed technical challenges and competitive pressures, as rivals in the video generation space make strategic moves. OpenAI’s efforts to refine Sora continue, with the company training the model on extensive video data to enhance its output quality. However, the lack of major industry partnerships and recent leadership changes add complexity to OpenAI’s strategic positioning in the video generation market.