OpenAI made a TikTok for deepfakes, and it’s getting hard to tell what’s real
On Monday, I watched OpenAI CEO Sam Altman drink from a gigantic mango-flavored juice box and remark aloud about how the box was half his size. The catch: It wasn't really Altman. The juice box wasn't real. He wasn't really talking. It was a deepfake generated by AI.
The most concerning part: I couldn't tell whether or not it was real.
OpenAI announced Sora 2, its new AI video- and audio-generation system, on Tuesday, and in a briefing with reporters on Monday, employees called it the potential "ChatGPT moment for video generation." Just like ChatGPT, Sora 2 is being released as a way for consumers to play around with a new AI tool - one …