Published on 2024-12-10 14:57
Five years ago, I went on an African safari with 16 girlfriends. We visited the endangered mountain gorillas in the Virunga mountains in Rwanda. Only 1,000 of these incredible creatures remain in the world. Compare that to 8 billion of us, it’s heartbreaking.
This is one of the gentle giants that allowed us into his home. My dear friend, Vasu Jakkal, and I got within a few feet of him. These beautiful and magnificent gorillas share 98% of our DNA. They are so much like us but still so different.
I recently tried to use OpenAI’s newly launched video generation tool, Sora, to animate his photo. But Sora flagged the image as containing a person. Despite my prompts saying it was a gorilla, the system couldn’t tell the difference.
You can swipe through the carousel below to see what happened, including ChatGPT’s assessment of the situation when I pressed for an answer.
It’s a reminder that AI is a tool. A powerful one. But it’s not perfect. Striking the right balance is key between being cautious and being too restrictive, between responsible and irresponsible use.
AI needs oversight and human judgment. It’s up to all of us to ensure AI works for good and avoids harm. Let’s stay intensely curious and keep asking questions. That’s how we make technology better.
Too restrictive is probably better at this early stage. Otherwise, we’d have another set of potentially bigger issues on the other end of the spectrum.
What’s your experience with Sora? Any interesting insights yet?
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