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- Get a firsthand look at OpenAI's Sora app and its potential implications for video creation.
This episode provides a firsthand review of a significant new AI product from OpenAI, alongside other relevant industry developments.
Sora App Hands-On: We've Got Mixed Feelings
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AI Inside hosts Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis share their mixed feelings after a hands-on experience with OpenAI's Sora app. The episode also covers Rabbit's comeback plan, Jason's n8n setup, and a Deloitte AI error. Other topics include OpenAI's AgentKit, Codex availability, and industry concerns about AI impacting creators.
Hosts tried out OpenAI's new Sora app for making videos and have mixed feelings. They also discuss how AI might affect people who make content online and other AI news.
This episode offers a firsthand look at OpenAI's Sora video generation app, providing practical insights for consumers and developers interested in generative AI's creative potential. It connects to frontier labs' current focus on multimodal AI and agent development. The discussion on AI's impact on creators and industry news like xAI's chip funding provides context for the broader AI landscape.
- HostJason Howell
- HostJeff Jarvis
- Episode Title: Sora App Hands-On: We've Got Mixed Feelings
- Show: AI Inside (an official OpenAI show)
- Length: 83 minutes
- Sora App Discussion Start: 0:28:17
- Deloitte AI Blunder Mention: 1:05:55
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Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dig into ChatGPT’s Sora app first hand, Jason's shows off Rabbit's redemption plan, a brief look at Jason's n8n installation, Deloitte’s AI blunder, and more.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00:00 - Podcast begins
0:02:16 - Jason shows off his fresh n8n install
0:13:31 - Introducing apps in ChatGPT and the new Apps SDK
0:18:40 - OpenAI launches AgentKit to help developers build and ship AI agents
0:19:16 - Codex is now generally available
0:23:33 - OpenAI and Jony Ive grapple with technical issues on secretive AI device
0:28:17 - Jason shows how to train and create with the Sora 2 app
0:51:32 - Rabbit plots its redemption arc
0:55:33 - Nothing’s ‘first step’ to an ‘AI OS’ is not first, or an OS, but is fascinating
1:01:41 - Nvidia to Finance Musk’s xAI Chips as Part of $20 Billion Deal
1:05:55 - Deloitte will refund Australian government for AI hallucination-filled report
1:06:33 - Anthropic and Deloitte Partner to Build AI Solutions for Regulated Industries
1:07:18 - Perplexity's Comet AI Browser Now Free for All, Mobile App Coming Soon
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