OpenAI Is Preparing to Launch a Social App for AI-Generated Videos (wired.com)

There is nothing social about an app which auto-generates videos designed to keep you scrolling.

We are already struggling with with apps designed to steal our attention (TikTok, YouTube Reels).

I don't mean to sound like a doomer, but this can't end well.

> Users can create videoclips up to 10 seconds long using OpenAI’s next-generation video model, according to documents viewed by WIRED. There is no option to upload photos or videos from a user’s camera roll or other apps.

This sounds to me like an ill-fortuned investor-driven strategy to prolong unsustainable AI economy growth, but I have been wrong about other unicorn ideas in the past.

problem is Sora even that good... I have tried prompting it and got very poor results with it.

If you look at the fastest growing channels on YouTube they are dominated by AI generated content. (E.g. this is the fastest growing channel right now - https://www.youtube.com/@MastersOfProphecy/videos)

Whether we like it or not, people find AI content engaging, and it will only get more engaging over time.

The economic bet there are enough mentally ill people who reject reality... looking at the state of affairs in tech and politics this might actually pay off.

Who is asking for this?

How is this making society better?

Are they really this desperate to find a use case for their expensive tech?

So even more digital mess on the network, requiring more electricity and resources—for what exactly? To send a modern GIF?

This feels like some kind of weird pivot for investors… or doom-scrolling junkies.

To some extent they already have this at sora.chatgpt.com.

There are likes, "Explore", Top Rated. No comments yet. But seems like an initial exploration into whatever's coming.