First chance I got, I downloaded the Sora app. I uploaded images of my face—the one my children kiss at bedtime—and my voice—the voice I use to tell my wife I love her—and added them to my Sora profile. I did all this so I could use Sora’s “Cameo” feature to make an idiotic video […]
OpenAI Can’t Legally Use the Word ‘Cameo’ in Sora Now
According to CNBC, OpenAI must not use the term “cameo” in the Sora app after a temporary restraining order was issued by Judge Eumi K. Lee of the Northern District of California. Last month, OpenAI was sued by Cameo, the celebrity video-selling platform for violating its trademark. The judge’s restraining order will expire on December […]
Fake Protest Videos Are the Latest AI Slop to Go Viral in MAGA World
Last week, OpenAI released Sora 2, the latest version of its AI video creator, along with a new Sora app for making and sharing those videos. The new tool has led to an explosion in realistic AI videos on social media, including plenty of fresh discussion about intellectual property rights. But one of the oddest […]
You Can’t Use Copyrighted Characters in OpenAI’s Sora Anymore and People Are Freaking Out
The complete copyright-free-for-all approach that OpenAI took to its new AI video generation model, Sora 2, lasted all of one week. After initially requiring copyright holders to opt out of having their content appear in Sora-generated videos, CEO Sam Altman announced that the company will be moving to an “opt-in” model that will “give rightsholders more […]
OpenAI’s New Social Network Is Reportedly TikTok If It Was Just an AI Slop Feed
Welcome to the age of anti-social media. According to a report from Wired, OpenAI is planning on launching a standalone app for its video generation tool Sora 2 that will include a TikTok-style video scroll that will let people scroll through entirely AI-generated videos. The quixotic effort follows Meta’s recent launch of an AI-slop-only feed […]