8 wild Sora AI videos generated by the new OpenAI tool you need to see

'A half duck half dragon flies through a beautiful sunset with a hamster dressed in adventure gear on its back.'
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OpenAI just announced Sora, an AI model for generating videos. They look exactly how you think they might.

On Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X asking users to "reply with captions for videos you'd like to see" and quote posting those with Sora's videos. There are plenty of valid concerns about generative AI, and the pace at which it's being developed. Still, after ChatGPT's AI-generated text and DALL-E's images, videos were the next natural step.

Here's what Sora can do:


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Christianna Silva
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Christianna Silva is a senior culture reporter covering social platforms and the creator economy, with a focus on the intersection of social media, politics, and the economic systems that govern us. Since joining Mashable in 2021, they have reported extensively on meme creators, content moderation, and the nature of online creation under capitalism.

Before joining Mashable, they worked as an editor at NPR and MTV News, a reporter at Teen Vogue and VICE News, and as a stablehand at a mini-horse farm. You can follow her on Bluesky @christiannaj.bsky.social and Instagram @christianna_j.

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