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The Leak and Protest
A group of artists and early testers leaked OpenAI’s unreleased text-to-video tool, Sora, as a protest. They claim they were exploited for their unpaid work during its development. On November 26, they posted a version of Sora on the HuggingFace platform, allowing others to try it before OpenAI took it down.
Why It Happened
The group, going by “PR-Puppets,” says they were misled into thinking they were creative partners, but instead, they were used for free labor. They were asked to test the tool, provide feedback, and help with development but received no payment or recognition for their contributions. The group claims that OpenAI, now valued at $157 billion, unfairly benefited from their unpaid work.
Sora’s Capabilities
Once leaked, Sora was available online for a few hours, and users quickly posted videos made with the tool. The leaked version appeared to be a faster variant, with new customization features for video styles.
About Sora
OpenAI first revealed Sora on February 16, impressing many with its ability to generate highly realistic videos from simple text prompts. It was trained on hundreds of millions of hours of video to improve its quality and style.
