The introduction of Sora is receiving mixed reactions from AI filmmakers

Ten months after previewing it with eye-catching, vibrant videos, OpenAI has finally released Sora, a video generator AI modelto the public on Monday.

However, over the next couple of days, the debut was less than ideal: early AI filmmakers reported surprisingly inconsistent and unrealistic results from Sora, especially compared to leading competing AI video creation tools from the likes of Runway, Luma, Hailo, Kling, W Tencent Hunyuan New.

Others objected to OpenAI Content restrictions Prohibit violence and explicit content, even cartoonish or non-serious images. OpenAI has now temporarily closed the Sora account creation process to handle unexpected high demand, according to a post by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on X yesterday.

Sora’s hurdle-filled rollout already faces some powerful AI critics like a PR agent Ed Zitron Suggesting that it was a “bait and switch” to get positive press coverage for OpenAI despite the company being technically unable to actually present the model in a reliable conclusion to the masses.

Reactions range widely, from admiration to disappointment

Regardless, those who have been able to access the tool as of this week (or before, when OpenAI pre-seeds it to select alpha and beta testers) have reported a wide range of experiences, from impressive to disappointing, especially given the price point of access. . It’s: $20 per month for 50 generations with ChatGPT Plus subscriptions, or $200 per month for unlimited generations with ChatGPT Pro.

“No, Sora hasn’t arrived yet!” The Creator wrote Umesh on X. “HailuoAI seems to be much better. I just tried four generations with different claims to easily achieve what HailuoAI did, but none of them worked.

And so is the artist PurzBeats is published on X Saying that Sora “(p)erhaps only be worth it in the pro plan”, and that they have seen “(v) very strange and erratic movement in everything but the subject matter” in their generation, among other complaints.

“OpenAI has been lying to us all along!” books Independent director el cine on X. They noted that “they are losing in every way, most of the clips are unusable, and they do not follow the prompts correctly,” and posted clips of a generation of people walking backwards with their legs facing their torsos and heads. In the end, they concluded: “Think twice before moving to the Pro plan.”

Others were more impressed with the results, including future broadcaster Ed Krasenstein, who called the model “surprising” in a post on X based on his experiences making quick clips with it. he Posted for four minutes A film produced by Sora by another creator, KNGMKRlabs, features cavemen in a documentary called “The First Humans” which to my eyes looks incredibly realistic and compelling.

A highly competitive market leaves less room for error and tinkering

However, as AI-based video generators compete with each other for users, with new features making Hollywood-level filmmaking available to the masses, Sora’s debut appears to be challenging to say the least.

And for the actual Hollywood studios OpenAI and competitors are reportedly flirtingcompetitors may currently have the advantage. Indeed, for example, Runway has signed a deal for an unspecified amount with Lionsgate To provide John Wick A studio equipped with custom AI models trained on a catalog of over 20,000 movies and TV shows.

Especially for those looking to shell out the money for the “Pro” subscription tier, the question is whether Sora is worth it now, or whether other AI generators with similar or less expensive pricing structures are a better deal. Sora’s current production and relatively high entry price points (it doesn’t offer a free tier, unlike other AI video generators) may make it more difficult to find widespread adoption.

In response to this feedback, an OpenAI spokesperson emailed VentureBeat the following statement taken from Sora’s official launch blog post: “The current model still has room for improvement. It may have difficulty simulating the physics of a complex scene, and it may not understand specific cases of cause and effect (for example: a cookie may not show a mark after a character bites it). The model may also confuse details spatial impairment embedded in the vector, such as distinguishing between left and right, or has difficulty providing accurate descriptions of events unfolding over time, such as specific camera paths.“

An OpenAI spokesperson also noted the following: “We have seen great demand for Sora.”