OpenAI’s Sora Video AI model has reportedly been briefly leaked online

OpenAI’s Sora video generation model, which was unveiled in February but has not yet been released, appears to have been briefly leaked online. On Tuesday, an anonymous group hosted an artificial intelligence (AI) video model on Hugging Face, claiming it was Sora from OpenAI. The model details showed that the backend server was the AI ​​company’s domain, and the model name suggested that it was the Turbo variant. It was said that the AI ​​model was on the platform for three hours before its access was removed.

OpenAI Sora AI video model may have been leaked

A hugging face mention appeared on November 26, claiming to provide public access to OpenAI’s Sora model. The anonymous group behind the move also created a front-end that allowed anyone to generate AI videos. Although Gadgets 360 employees were unable to generate videos with it, several social media users have posted videos generated with the tool.

The AI ​​model was able to generate 10-second long videos at 1080p resolution and the videos carried the clear OpenAI watermark, leading to the belief that the group’s claim that it was Sora was likely true. Other evidence pointing to it being Sora includes the backend server listed as “ and the variant name listed as “Turbo”.

The group explained the reasoning behind leaking and posting the early version of Sora online, saying that OpenAI used artists as “unpaid R&D” and forced them to provide the company with free bug tests, training data, validation tokens, and positive marketing.

“Hundreds of artists provide unpaid labor through bug testing, feedback and experimental work for the program[..]offering minimal compensation that pales in comparison to the substantial PR and marketing value OpenAI receives,” it said on the Hugging Face listing.

The group also said that while they were not against the use of AI as a tool for art, they disagreed with OpenAI’s artist program. The group added that this was their way of pushing the company to be more open, artist-friendly and arts-supportive. They also shared one petition which can be signed by those who agree with the message.

Notably, the group was part of the three hundred artists who were given unlimited access to Sora as early testers, red teamers, and creative partners. The front-end of the AI ​​model reportedly worked for three hours, after which the group highlighted that the AI ​​company had closed Sora’s early access to all artists.

A company spokesperson told TechCrunch reports that Sora remains in a research preview as OpenAI attempts to balance the AI ​​model’s performance with robust security measures. The spokesperson also added that participation as an early tester is voluntary “with no obligation to provide feedback or use the tool.” The artists were asked to use the AI ​​model responsibly and not share confidential details until the model’s launch, the statement said.