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Re: Sora 2

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Post by simonw »

Anyone with access able to confirm if you can start this with a still image and a prompt?

The recent Google Veo 3 paper "Video models are zero-shot learners and reasoners" made a fascinating argument for video generation models as multi-purpose computer vision tools in the same way that LLMs are multi-purpose NLP tools. https://video-zero-shot.github.io/

It includes a bunch of interesting prompting examples in the appendix, it would be interesting to see how those work against Sora 2.

I wrote some notes on that paper here: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/27/video-models-are-zero-...

Re: Sora 2

#72

Post by minimaxir »

j4hdufd8 wrote: post #69
thorum wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People are doing cool things with it. Here’s one example: https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamrelicc Before AI, each video on this channel would have taken a large team with a Hollywood budget to create. In a few more years, one person may be able to turn their creative vision into a full-length movie.

What are the benefits of those videos?

What are the benefits of producing any video?

Re: Sora 2

#73

Post by andrewguenther »

simonw wrote: post #71

Anyone with access able to confirm if you can start this with a still image and a prompt? The recent Google Veo 3 paper "Video models are zero-shot learners and reasoners" made a fascinating argument for video generation models as multi-purpose computer vision tools in the same way that LLMs are multi-purpose NLP tools. https://video-zero-shot.github.io/ It includes a bunch of interesting prompting examples in the ap…

Yes, you can start with a still and a prompt

Re: Sora 2

#74

Post by busymom0 »

thorum wrote: post #57
pton_xd wrote: post #18

Someone remind me the benefits of mass produced fake videos again?

People are doing cool things with it. Here’s one example: https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamrelicc Before AI, each video on this channel would have taken a large team with a Hollywood budget to create. In a few more years, one person may be able to turn their creative vision into a full-length movie.

> People are doing cool things with it

Things are cool because they are unique, very hard to create, and require creativity. When those things become cheap commodities, they are no longer cool.

Re: Sora 2

#75

Post by a2128 »

bsenftner wrote: post #53
pton_xd wrote: post #18

Someone remind me the benefits of mass produced fake videos again?

Advertising: you (her) wearing new clothing before purchase, hair/glasses/makeup, make overs; guys after 3 months of gym membership, you driving the new car, you in this specific new home... etc, etc... I'm surprised this is not already everywhere, but people are too occupied making nsfw and fantasy violence clips.

Targeted advertising has become just manipulation. I don't know if personalized advertisement videos for everyone promoting a fake world that doesn't exist is really a benefit for the world...

Re: Sora 2

#76

Post by andybak »

I've got used to immediately checking availability. In this case - iPhone app is US + Canada only and the website is invite only.

Going back to sleep. Wake me up when it's available to me.

Re: Sora 2

#78

Post by kjs3 »

dweekly wrote: post #31

So a social network that's 100% your friends doing silly AI things? I feel like this is the ultimate extension of "it feels like my feed is just the artificial version of what's happening my friends and doesn't really tell me anything about how they're actually faring."

Some people use filters/photoshop to artificially juice their images; now they can use AI to artificially juice every aspect of their on-line presence.

Re: Sora 2

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Post by minimaxir »

busymom0 wrote: post #74
thorum wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People are doing cool things with it. Here’s one example: https://www.tiktok.com/@dreamrelicc Before AI, each video on this channel would have taken a large team with a Hollywood budget to create. In a few more years, one person may be able to turn their creative vision into a full-length movie.

> People are doing cool things with it Things are cool because they are unique, very hard to create, and require creativity. When those things become cheap commodities, they are no longer cool.

The same could be said about software, and it's safe to say that open-source software making complex workflows easier and more efficient is a net good.

Making better tools is better for everyone: the median usage of those tools downstream is a separate issue.

Re: Sora 2

#80

Post by outlore »

in a computer graphics course i took, we looked through how popular film stories were tied to the technical achievements of that era. for example, toy story was an story born from the new found ability to render plastics effectively. similarly, the sora video seems to showcase a particular set of slow moving scenes (or when fast, disappearing into fluid water and clouds) which seem characteristic of this technology at the current moment in time
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