The development of Sora, an artificial intelligence robot that can create stunningly realistic videos in response to a simple written request, has raised fears of gaffes ahead of the American presidential election.
While welcoming the technological advance represented by the new tool from the company OpenAI, Professor Christian Gagné, an expert in artificial intelligence who teaches at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Laval, is concerned about the impact that the production of fake -Videos (deep fakes) from external agents could be available for the expected duel between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
“The biggest risk of this type of technology is that malicious groups can use it,” he says.
“You manipulate 1 or 2% of voters and are able to change the outcome of the election.”
Not accessible…for now
“Sora can create complex scenes with multiple characters using specific camera movements. It can understand a request initiated by a user and how different elements interact in the real world,” the company describes on its website.
Several sequences have been published on the company's platforms. We can see a woman running through Tokyo, mammoths walking in the snow, or a man exploring a salt flat.
Sora is currently not open to the public. According to OpenAI, the tool is designed for internal use for risk assessment, particularly in a context where misinformation and defamatory content often circulates online.
“We cannot stop progress, it will take us somewhere else and I am sure it will be beneficial in the medium or long term, but we are in a situation where we have to control, tame and contain the matter “To avoid slip-ups.” “That's exactly what we imagine for the elections,” believes Christian Gagné.
Common sense
For ordinary people, Sora could become an entertainment tool, in particular making it possible to create videos from old photos, says Mr. Gagné as an example.
However, the professor believes that Sora needs to be further perfected.
“He produces videos that are realistic, but they don't necessarily respect physics or common sense. At the Sora site, archaeologists are seen removing a plastic chair from the ground. However, we haven't produced plastic for 2000 years. In addition, it is noticeable that the chair is not rigid.
With information from BFMTV.