OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, has recently launched its video generation model, earlier brought for preview, and made it available on sora.com. The company claims to have developed a faster and better model of its earlier preview. It has been named "Sora Turbo", a standalone product for chatGPT Plus and pro users. 

The video generation model can generate videos with 1080p resolution and a duration of up to 20 seconds. The company has currently restricted the likeness feature, uploads of people, only to a group of testers. Additionally, those having access to this feature are being served with constant reminders regarding policies, including what’s allowed and what isn’t. 

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Concerns regarding Deepfakes 

The company has blocked damaging forms of abuse particularly child sexual abuse material and sexual deepfakes. The company has instated significantly strict moderation guidelines concerning uploads featuring people. As a matter of proactive approach, the policy standards continue to block nudity completely. 

An approach to learn 

The company has said, “ We will actively monitor patterns of misuse, and when we find it we will remove the content, take appropriate action, and use these early learnings to iterate on our approach to safety.” The company has adopted a clear and straightforward approach coupled with the intricate nature of an AI model that necessitates training, rewarding, and disincentivizing.   

Age-gating access

Other safety guidelines pursued by the model also include age-gating. It means the model enables access to users who are 18 or older and not anyone below that age. Such policies aim to tackle the detrimental repercussions of abuses on children by keeping them away from the entire churning happening online. 

However, it has not been made clear in the blog how the company plans to age-gate the product. Only a tentative policy regarding the same has been outlined. 

Other video specifications 

It can generate videos in vertical, and horizontal aspect ratios along with a widescreen feature. Users can also bring their assets to extend, remix, and blend, or generate entirely new content from text. The model comes with a storyboard tool to enable users precisely specify inputs for each frame. 

Subscriptions and availability 

Sora is included as a part of the Plus account at no additional cost with limited access, 50 videos at 480p resolution or fewer videos at 720p each month while the Pro plan includes 10x more usage, higher resolutions, and longer duration.