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0 pointsechelon8mo ago0 comments

I posit this is the real story.

OpenAI did not stealthily release Sora 2 to the image and video ELO ranking leaderboards ahead of time as is now somewhat tradition.

This model is probably designed to run fast and cheap as a social play. Emphasis on putting you and your friends into popular franchises and IPs.

OpenAI probably has a totally different model for their Hollywood-grade VFX. One that's too expensive to offer $20/mo consumers.

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EDIT:

Oh my god, OpenAI literally just disrupted TikTok:

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973071380842229781

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973122324984693113

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973121891926942103

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973120058907041902 (potentially dangerous ... )

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973111654524264763

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973090475486879818

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973110596825653720 (is this the same model? It doesn't look like it.)

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973096194508251321

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973086729281347650

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973088038851932522 (this is truly something only kids will love)

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973087595967201449

https://x.com/GabrielPeterss4/status/1973077105903620504

Holy shit!

This is 100% the future of what kids will do. This is incredible for short form vertical video.

It doesn't need to look good, it just needs to let you tell incredible stories with people and things you care about.

This is way better than Meta's social video app.

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Gud8mo ago· 7 in thread

Why would I want to watch any of this?

jahsome8mo ago

You might not want to. It's definitely not appealing to me in any way shape or form.

The younger generations however will likely gobble it right up. I try not to judge because folks said the same thing about Nintendo when I was young.

kiririn78mo ago

i hate being ascended beings living above society

Cthulhu_8mo ago

Some of it can produce a chuckle, like Newsom posting a video about an inflated JD Vance talking about couches. https://x.com/GovPressOffice/status/1973167665075335449

zain378mo ago

Just like how the hype on Ghibli art styles via ChatGPT died, same will probably happen here

JohnnyMarcone8mo ago

I found some of it funny and entertaining.

BizarroLand8mo ago

STOP_HAVING_FUN.gif

recursive8mo ago

Is that was this is supposed to be?

password543218mo ago· 3 in thread

Touch grass. This is nothing but cringe that I wouldn't wish upon children.

the_duke8mo ago

Kids are going to absolutely love this.

dukeyukey8mo ago

Kids also love Cocomelon, that doesn't mean we should create literally infinite amounts of this. It's like digital tobacco.

password543218mo ago

This is why a group of single/childless men should not be behind products they think will be good for children. Children can watch Skibidi Toilet on loop a million times and not get bored, that doesn't mean it is good for them.

motoxpro8mo ago· 2 in thread

People in this thread saying that this is the kind of content kids like should go on tiktok for a sec. This is not at all what young people watch, it's just bad content, and misunderstanding that feels out of touch.

echelonOP8mo ago

I'm an adult. I personally found some of it funny and entertaining.

I like appointment television too. Sometimes A24 isn't pretentious enough for me. But I'm not beyond saying that there's absolutely a time and place for saccharine.

This content will grab eyeballs. I'll bet money on that.

It doesn't really matter what you or I think anyway. OpenAI is delivering a stream of hits and will continue growing while we debate on the sidelines.

mallowdram8mo ago

It's wax fruit.

smrtinsert8mo ago

I agree with the idea that they will like it, but I don't think it will look anything like this. I imagine native AI generations willl produce content will probably be instrutable to anyone older, requiring meme translations. Maybe a channel can be an AI decipherer. Hah.

I've long thought that AI will force new distribution methods because old media is so markedly against it... Maybe this is another Netflix vs Blockbuster moment.

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