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Like many, Ive been patiently waiting forOpenAIto finally release its advanced image and video generator.
Heres what happened when I tried it just hours after it was released.
Prompt 1: A video of me writing for Toms Guide.
Although this prompt was about as boring as I could get, I chose it on purpose.
).This prompt was a success in terms of finding flaws with the AI.
There are still times when AI is so obviously not human and this example is no different.
It demonstrates what I wrote about earlier regarding Sora not understanding physics in general.
This makes sense because physics requires some understanding of the way objects respond to another.
Similar to LLMs hallucinations, Soras video models struggle to put together videos with the movement of the objects.
Photorealistic feature videos are a dead giveaway that the video was made with AI.
Prompt 2: A serene beach at sunset with gentle waves and seagulls flying overhead.
The way they are flying simply does not look real.
My goal here is to be blown away to the point of fooling myself that Im using AI.
So far, Im not as impressed as I thought I would be.
This scenario examines Sora’s proficiency in depicting urban environments, weather effects, and complex lighting interactions.
Some legs look stiff while others are almost bouncing.
I will admit, the lighting and reflections were great, especially within the puddles.
Prompt 4: A futuristic robot walking through a forest, interacting with wildlife.
I thought the AI did a nice job with cohesion.
The little squirrel and the giant robot together looked like the set up for a fun family film.
So far, this was my favorite video generation.
When I tried it, I had Sora blend the rainy city scene with the robot in the forest.
The outcome was something that seemed like a sci-fi time lapse or teleportation.
Prompt 6: A chef preparing a colorful vegetable stir-fry in a modern kitchen.
This prompt assesses Sora’s capability to portray human activities, culinary details, and indoor environments.
This was a very realistic video, yet still had some flaws.
For example, the chef was mixing veggies with a full, uncut pepper in the bowl.
Steam was rising from the bowl but it was on the counter, not the stove.
Maybe the veggies are that hot?
Veggies aside, the chefs motions, facial expression, and details were very life-life, leaving me wowed.
I wanted to evaluate the remix features while seeing Soras strengths and limitations.
I noticed Sora went ahead and named the prompt Mysterious cabin encounter.
Instead, it took the creative liberty to make the cabin visitor a mystery as the title suggested.
Final thoughts
Overall, I was generally impressed.
Sora created the videos quickly.
I did find it a little tricky to navigate back home after a video was created.
Ill have to choose my prompts wisely.
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