Technology is advancing faster than ever before, and with this generation’s heavy reliance on it, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the newest and most controversial advancements society has made thus far. One of its newest in-development advancements, Sora AI, involves the potential creation of hyper-realistic videos in only a few seconds. Requiring minimal effort and insanely easy access, it can be used by anyone. Although claims were promised, Sora AI is not out for public access yet, but the possibility has already become a popular topic amongst Marriotts Ridge High School students.
Text and image based AI already pose problems in allowing anyone to generate whatever they want, often resulting in many feigned works, taking the form of essays, art, or animations. This has caused a stream of debate in the art space on what actually constitutes art as real art. iIs AI art real art? For many, video based AI and its ability to replicate real life in a few simple words, is what ultimately crosses the line.
“If they [the public] could make fake video evidence of some person doing something bad, that could cost them their job or their life,” junior Hairong Weng explained. “While Sora AI can be considered good, it cannot be trusted with people.”
Amidst the numerous possibilities that Sora AI could encourage, ranging from silly artwork to life threatening crimes, a solution arises amongst those that argue against it: stop the development of AI before it gets any worse. But is this really attainable?
“The way in which it [AI] is pursued is the most important [factor], but for a concrete answer, no because of the risks. That being said, I think the cons outweigh the pros,” junior Natalie Shin explained.
While many people acknowledge the risks and want to bring the advancement of AI to a halt before it causes any further damage, others recognize the fact that development is inevitable; AI can’t be stopped on the basis of a few opinions. In light of this, a more realistic approach would be the implementation of restrictions, rules or consequences that keep public use of AI from assisting criminal behavior.
“You could try to stop it now, but it’s going to advance no matter what you do. We should make limitations on what we let AI create, but not outright stop it because that’s practically impossible,” Weng stated.
Despite its numerous fallbacks, Sora AI is considered revolutionary, causing others to carry the opinion that these new advancements in technology are ultimately a positive tool that can be utilized well within the general public, potentially advancing our society further.
“Sora AI is a technology created by people, and if people want to use it to create something, that’s really useful,” sophomore Julia Lu shared. “I could see myself using it for something I would wanna make.”
Overall, Sora AI’s indescribable facets could and will be used to create at a pace that humanity has never even thought of being able to work at. While the dangers should not be ignored and are a hot discussion within the community, AI will continue to advance and generate technology like no other.