OpenAI has not confirmed the leak but stated that Sora is still in research preview and they are working to balance creativity with robust safety measures. The company emphasized that participation in the program is voluntary and they are committed to supporting artists through grants, events, and other programs. The artists had published a version of Sora on Hugging Face, an AI-focused platform, before it was shut down.
Key takeaways:
- A group of artists, who were beta testers for OpenAI's unreleased text-to-video AI model Sora, have reportedly leaked early access to the model in protest of what they claim is the company’s use of “unpaid R&D and PR.”
- The artists claim that OpenAI's early access program to Sora exploits artists for free labor and 'art washing,' which refers to the lending of artistic credibility to a corporate product.
- The artists published a version of Sora on Hugging Face, a platform focusing on AI issues, and several people used the version to publish clips on social media before the interface was shut down.
- OpenAI has not yet confirmed the leak but released a statement saying that Sora is still in research preview and they are working to balance creativity with robust safety measures for broader use.