X Thread Demonstrates Capability of Sora 2 to Duplicate Copyrighted Material

Yesterday, OpenAI, the prominent artificial intelligence tech company that's also behind ChatGPT, released its newest video generation application: Sora 2. Today, a thread on X shows how easily this app can create content that looks and sounds exactly like copyrighted material.

What’s in the thread:

• Posts display realistic Sora 2 recreations of apps, video games, and TV shows.

• Examples are Spotify, South Park, Rick and Morty, and Mario Kart 64.

• Beyond copyrighted material, the thread shows the app creating real-world situations like a self-checkout stand at the UK grocery store Tesco.

• Other demonstrations include Jesus DJing a Boiler Room set.

• Much of this is possible because of Sora 2’s major update of creating videos with sound, including dialogue.

Why it matters:

• With such realistic recreations, the potential for copyright infringement and deepfakes will skyrocket.

• Major record labels are already suing the music AI platform Suno, claiming it trained AI using copyrighted material without proper licenses.

• Artists and their labels will have to evaluate how to approach likeness, voice, and other elements that Sora 2 can recreate.