Artists Expose OpenAI's Sora: A Call for Fairness

This: artists are given special access to a new AI tool called Sora by OpenAI. This tool can turn text into videos, which is super exciting. But here’s the twist. The artists feel like they’re just being used for free labor. They believe OpenAI wants to promote its product using their work, without compensating them fairly. So, they leak the tool online and write a letter, "Dear Corporate AI Overlords. " They want OpenAI to be more artist-friendly and pay fairly. Pretty amazing how they’re standing up for what they believe in, huh? The story started when OpenAI teased Sora with some cool videos. Some artists got early access. They thought they’d help test the tool and maybe even get paid. Instead, they felt exploited. Only a few might get a chance to be featured, with not much pay. The rest would just be helping OpenAI for free. So, they shared the tool publicly on Hugging Face. They wanted OpenAI to change its ways. But for now, the early access program is shut down. These artists hope their action will push OpenAI to treat artists better. They suggest using open-source tools instead and urge AI companies to listen to artists and pay them fairly. It’s all about standing up for what’s right.