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What Is Sora For?

OpenAI's new video generator is high on cool factor but low on utility, at least for now.

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Alex Kantrowitz
Dec 13, 2024
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On the ‘featured’ tab of its new Sora video generator, OpenAI highlights a bunch of standout AI video clips. There’s a panda riding the subway, an alien smoking a cigarette, a paper boat navigating a stormy sea, and a golden statue winking at you.

The videos are stunning outputs of a marvelous new technology, but who knows what they’re for. Eye catching …

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