We’ve recently learned that the rather viral “Air Head” short video (by ShyKids) made by Open AI’s Sora video generator wasn’t purely generated. The final version still required some conventional editing to compensate for some of the generative AI shortcomings. This revelation, a slight impotence of the all-powerful AI, generated quite a stir among tech-savvy crowds as well as filmmakers. But does this current shortcoming demonstrated here really change the tides of the generative AI progress vector? When we were young and naive, we thought artificial intelligence would replace human labor in all the hard, physically demanding, or extremely boring jobs. No longer will we mine coal, lift heavy loads, drive across fields to harvest wheat, or do the dishes. We can focus on reading, writing poems, and being creative with our newfound recreational time. Then came generative AI with the opposite vision – you keep doing the dishes, and we’ll take over creativity. I’m not sure we’ve signed up for this. I’m not sure we were asked to sign. Sora and other recent AI-based text-to-video generators have been transforming our industry for a while now. The ability to produce ever-improving footage without any dedicated gear (and, in some cases – with no cinematic knowledge) is both exciting and terrifying. But recently, some caveats emerged. “Air Head” by ShyKids was one of the first clips created by independent creators using early access to Open AI’s Sora. While the creators are independent, the terms of creating the video haven’t been disclosed....
Published By: CineD - Monday, 3 June, 2024