As a researcher with extensive experience in AI and its ethical implications, I find the recent leak of OpenAI’s unreleased text-to-video tool, Sora, quite intriguing. The actions of “PR-Puppets” highlight a pressing issue in the tech industry: the exploitation of early testers who often contribute unpaid labor for research and development.
A band of disgruntled artists who had early access to the unpublished video-generating tool developed by OpenAI, called Sora, shared the access to the latest version as a form of demonstration. They alleged that their contributions had been utilized without compensation for further refinement and advancement in the technology’s development.
On November 26, the team made available an apparently user-friendly front-end adaptation of Sora for the AI development platform HuggingFace. This release enabled users to leverage the tool for creation purposes. However, it seems that OpenAI subsequently stepped in to halt its operation.
The leak was orchestrated by a collaborative team, going by the online alias “PR-Puppets,” which consisted of artists and beta testers.
The group stated that they were granted access to Sora as early testers, red team members, and creative collaborators under the agreement. Yet, they suspect that their role may actually be to give the impression that Sora is beneficial for artists, which they believe could potentially be a form of ‘artistic whitewashing’.
The open letter, released together with the Sora leak, stated that the group asserted that numerous artists contributed uncompensated work in areas such as bug testing, offering feedback, and conducting experiments. However, they were left without any prospect of payment or acknowledgment from OpenAI.
Artists allege that OpenAI, currently privately appraised at an astounding $157 billion, has been unjustifiably withholding compensation for testers, providers of feedback, and developers.
For around several hours, the tool was accessible online, but later it got removed. Swiftly, multiple users shared instances of videos produced using the unauthorized version of the tool on platform X.
Multiple video clips showcasing the leaked OpenAI Sora version are available for viewing and downloading, enjoy them while you can.
— Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) November 26, 2024
In his November 26th post on X, film director Huang Lu remarked with admiration about its ability to convincingly manage limbs, as demonstrated in the shared video clip of the leaked tool.
As a crypto enthusiast, I’m truly amazed by its ability to manage limbs with such precision!
— el.cine (@EHuanglu) November 26, 2024
From what X users have discovered in the code, it seems that the leaked version of Sora could potentially be a speedier “turbo” model. Furthermore, extra lines of code suggest possible features for user customization and custom video styles that may be implemented in the future.
On February 16, OpenAI introduced Sora for the first time, leaving X users amazed at the high-quality realistic videos it could create using just simple commands.
Based on a report by The Information dated February 17th, OpenAI has been working tirelessly to refine its AI system Sora, spending vast amounts of time (hundreds of millions) watching various video clips in an effort to expand the diversity of styles and enhance the overall quality of footage it produces.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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2024-11-27 04:30