Why OpenAI’s Sora Is About Way More Than AI Videos

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Last week, OpenAI released examples from its new AI video generator, Sora. I’ve seen this coming for a long time, but like everyone else, I was blown away by the quality of Sora’s video creations.

OpenAI’s examples show the obligatory cat and puppy videos, but also things like a stunning aerial pan across a beach at…