Sora

““A meticulously crafted diorama depicting a serene scene from Edo-period Japan. Traditional wooden architecture. A lone samurai, clad in intricate armor, walks slowly through the town.” Video generated by #Sora https://t.co/G8sPrqn2Ij” / X – https://twitter.com/JMT3/status/1761513168445247522

“5: OpenAI Sora: A hermit crab using a lightbulb as a shell at nighttime https://t.co/H4GbeEUeDy” / X – https://twitter.com/rowancheung/status/1761811679485018114

““A surreal scene unfolds as a giant, translucent jellyfish floats gracefully through a deserted cityscape at dusk. The scene is shot on 35mm film.” Video generated by #Sora https://t.co/lOwsJJNnvI” / X – https://twitter.com/JMT3/status/1761450864697618524

“Going to share a few videos I made with Sora today. Video generated by #Sora https://t.co/X1zUXWZUgv” / X – https://twitter.com/JMT3/status/1761443473218240558

“Wild Sora video on TikTok: Prompt: “an f1 driver races through the streets of san francisco during the day, the driver’s pov is captured from a helmet cam. the golden gate bridge and the cityscape can be seen in the distance, while the blue sky and the sun illuminate the scene.… https://t.co/qmDU6H6a0W” / X – https://twitter.com/HBCoop_/status/1761686298027229612

““a brown and white border collie stands on a skateboard, wearing sunglasses” Video generated by #Sora https://t.co/6x5wumhnvO” / X – https://twitter.com/JMT3/status/1761488317915541847

“SORA can animate images pretty amazingly. Prompt: “In an ornate, historical hall, a massive tidal wave peaks and begins to crash. Two surfers, seizing the moment, skillfully navigate the face of the wave.” https://t.co/rNDB98jTe2″ / X – https://twitter.com/angrypenguinPNG/status/1758296824484663678

“Interesting early evidence that Sora, the movie creator from OpenAI, may indeed be a big leap in capabilities: “we observe that the videos generated with Sora are good enough for 3D reconstruction, with significant advantages across all selected metrics” https://t.co/debKaHvB5R https://t.co/azw58Ut3C5” / X – https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1762844368195527162

Alibaba

EMO – EMO: Emote Portrait Alive – Generating Expressive Portrait Videos with Audio2Video Diffusion Model under Weak Conditions

https://humanaigc.github.io/emote-portrait-alive

“People are watching these video demos and are biting their lips.. It’s a new, stunning Audio2Video AI model by Alibaba. Next level lips sync and facial expression generations from just 1 reference image. 5 demos – singing and talking: https://t.co/ZjwFlUzVwF” / X – https://twitter.com/_Borriss_/status/1762821967814520889

“2. Joaquin Rafael Phoenix – The Joker https://t.co/6im8nq7AUH” / X – https://twitter.com/dr_cintas/status/1762864337763344605 (NOTE – SERIOUS/TRIGGERING SUBJECT MATTER)

“2) Same avatar but speeaking: https://t.co/XVNUauVzwQ” / X – https://twitter.com/_Borriss_/status/1762821970633146672

“3) Rapping https://t.co/dw5ALlXUGW” / X – https://twitter.com/_Borriss_/status/1762821973250294028

“wow, highly recommend checking out all the samples: https://t.co/kpJJjoCdDc https://t.co/PR7Z6TcTK4” / X – https://twitter.com/mayfer/status/1762764909371183292

“5) https://t.co/BPoQ4TGtGZ” / X – https://twitter.com/_Borriss_/status/1762821978765869552

Pika

“We know there’s been a lot of talk about AI generated video recently. Well, look who’s talking now! Early Access to Lip Sync is available for Pro users now at https://t.co/nqzjGy82Lx. https://t.co/vCJ88pUWLL” / X – https://twitter.com/pika_labs/status/1762507225455604165

The Rest of Video News

“Nero AI Video Upscaler Testing: GPU Acceleration: For videos of similar length, while Topaz takes around 10 minutes to upscale, Nero only requires about 4 minutes. Anime Model: Better upscaling result than Topaz as seen in the pic. #Topaz #aivideo https://t.co/PowkSIDhe9” / X – https://twitter.com/NeroAI_/status/1752155904576012407

“The next generation of visual storytelling is here. Join the waitlist at https://t.co/XhCFEzGFJu https://t.co/T45kTxlHab” / X – https://twitter.com/LTXStudio/status/1762825015811039737

“This is the first video AI tool I’ve seen that’s focused on helping you generate an actual story, not just clips storyboarding, casting, consistent characters, sound FX & editing, all together in @LTXStudio It’s pretty sick (link below) https://t.co/U7XL0Ep1rU” / X – https://twitter.com/nickfloats/status/1762982636597711036

Exclusive | AI takes priority at TikTok owner ByteDance, as Sora disrupts the future of video creation | South China Morning Post – https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3253692/ai-takes-priority-tiktok-owner-bytedance-sora-disrupts-future-video-creation

“The next generation of visual storytelling is here. Join the waitlist at https://t.co/XhCFEzGFJu https://t.co/T45kTxlHab” / X – https://twitter.com/LTXStudio/status/1762825015811039737

Morph Studio lets you make films using Stability AI–generated clips | TechCrunch – https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/28/morph-studio-lets-you-make-flims-using-stability-ai-generated-clips/

Introducing: Vimeo Central, a New Searchable AI Video Hub – https://vimeo.com/blog/post/introducing-vimeo-central/

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AI News #22: Week Ending 03/01/2024 with Executive Summary and Top 25 Stories

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