The launch of OpenAI’s latest Sora 2 AI video service has raised new fears among musicians, actors, and other content creators.
Sora allows users to generate short videos for free by simply typing prompts. This app is only available on iOS devices and is by invitation only. This means you need a code to access the app. Still, Sora has climbed to the No. 1 spot in Apple’s App Store, and OpenAI announced this week that it had reached 1 million downloads in less than five days after its launch.
Major Hollywood groups such as the Motion Picture Association of America have opposed OpenAI’s copyright policy, with top Hollywood agencies calling it “exploitation.” This changes how the model handles prompts for certain sensitive categories of generated content.
CNBC’s Julia Boorstin accessed Sora 2 and tried prompts like “Show me a video of a fat orange cartoon cat eating lasagna” and “Create a superhero who wears a black cape and saves a woman from a burning building.” Some of the prompts failed due to copyright infringement, but others worked. Watch the video to see what happens when you test Sora 2.
