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A protest group named "Sora PR Puppets" leaked access to OpenAI's unreleased Sora video model on Hugging Face, unveiling new enhancements and triggering controversy over the company's early access program.

TODAY IN MORNING AI

• Uber is launching a new Scaled Solutions division

• French startup Mistral AI is expanding its footprint in Silicon Valley

• Inflection AI's new CEO, Sean White, announced a significant strategic shift

• New Leak Exposes OpenAI's Sora: A Game-Changing Video AI Model?

• AI fun fact

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AI HEADLINES
TOP AI STORIES

Inflection AI's new CEO, Sean White, announced a significant strategic shift for the company, revealing that they will stop competing in next-gen AI model development and instead pivot to focusing on enterprise tools through recent acquisitions.

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas hinted at plans to create a voice assistant device priced under $50 that can "reliably answer questions," after his social media post garnered widespread attention.

Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering the creation of a White House AI czar position to coordinate federal policy, with input from Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Uber is launching a new Scaled Solutions division, designed to hire contracted gig workers for AI data labeling, catering to both internal needs and external clients such as Aurora and Niantic.

French startup Mistral AI is expanding its footprint in Silicon Valley with a new office in Palo Alto and is increasing its hiring of U.S.-based AI scientists and engineers.

AI DEVELOPMENT
New Leak Exposes OpenAI's Sora: A Game-Changing Video AI Model?

A protest group named "Sora PR Puppets" leaked access to OpenAI's unreleased Sora video model on Hugging Face, unveiling new enhancements and triggering controversy over the company's early access program.

Key details:

The group alleges that OpenAI recruited hundreds of artists for unpaid testing while maintaining strict control over the generated content and its distribution.

The temporary Hugging Face release lasted several hours before being taken down, with users noticing OpenAI's watermark on the generated clips.

The leaked model produced 1080p, 10-second clips at a much faster rate than the previously reported 10-minute render times.

Reports indicate OpenAI is working on an updated version of Sora to reduce render times, with rumored features like in-painting and image generation.

Why it matters: As competitors rush to release AI video tools, Sora has remained under wraps, making this leak a dramatic first look at OpenAI's progress. While the capabilities are impressive, they don't necessarily outpace the competition, and this leak could reveal underlying tensions with the creatives OpenAI relies on for testing.

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AI DESIGNS

a cozy oversized knit sweater, fitted jeans, and ankle boots. A chic, warm scarf is wrapped around her neck, and she has a light, elegant coat draped over her shoulders. She is standing near a large tree that is shedding its final leaves. The sunset light gently illuminates the scene, casting a soft golden glow. The atmosphere is reflective and serene, with fallen leaves covering the ground and a cool breeze lightly moving her hair. The sky has faint shades of gold and grey, signaling the end of the day. The image should capture the sense of change and inner reflection that comes with the end of a cycle.

AI FUN FACT
DID YOU KNOW?

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