Artists Leak OpenAI's Sora Turbo Video Model via Hugging Face, Accusing Company of Exploiting Unpaid Labor

Nov 26, 2024, 06:26 PM

OpenAI's unreleased video generation model, Sora, appears to have been leaked online by a group of artists who were early testers, calling themselves the 'Sora PR Puppets'. The artists, including Jake Elwes, Memo Akten, and others, claim that OpenAI exploited their unpaid labor and pressured them to promote a positive narrative about Sora. They leaked access to the Sora Turbo variant via a Hugging Face space, allowing the public to generate 10-second 1080p videos with the model, which included an OpenAI watermark. The leak lasted approximately three hours before OpenAI shut down access and suspended the artists' early access. The incident has sparked discussions about the company's treatment of creative professionals, with the artists releasing an open letter criticizing OpenAI's practices and accusing the company of 'art washing'.