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OpenAI’s new video app is jaw-dropping (and alarming)

OpenAI’s new video app is jaw-dropping (and alarming)

Sure, using Sora to create a “Matrix”-style duel against Ronald McDonald is fun. But the ability to quickly generate video likenesses of people could turbocharge misinformation.

An AI-generated image from OpenAI’s Sora app depicts New York Times journalist Mike Isaac in a Matrix-style duel against Ronald McDonald, using cheeseburgers as weapons.  NYT

We recently spent hours scrolling through a feed of short-form videos that featured ourselves in different scenarios.

In one hyper-realistic nine-second video, we were shown skydiving (and grinning) with pizzas as parachutes. In another, Eli hit a game-winning home run in a baseball stadium full of robots. In yet another, Mike was caught in a Matrix-style duel against Ronald McDonald, using cheeseburgers as weapons.

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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/technology/openai-s-new-video-app-is-jaw-dropping-and-alarming-20251003-p5mzuc