AI Skepticism is Reasonable (And Recommended)
I’ve been excited about AI for years. Even studying the field back in college, when there was only so much you could do with the lack of processing power, tooling and data, the possibilities were inspiring.
Generative AI has unlocked a new peak of excitement and with that should come an ever increasing level of skepticism. It’s easy to fall for the hype and take at face value the headlines surrounding every new model, demo or paper, but that excitement should be soon followed up by some level of diligence. I’m starting to see a bit more thoughtful push back on the unrestrained hype, which is a good sign that this AI cycle is maturing.
Soon after Sora was announced, I wrote an article breaking down a series of promotional videos that were (partially) created by Sora. Here’s what I said at the time:
Let me reiterate that Sora is an amazing accomplishment and looks like it really is a major step forward for foundational video generation models. With that being said, I think it’s clear that between the inherent drawbacks of the model by the way of its architecture and the lack of powerful and fine grained controls, Sora will not replace the vast majority of video generation tasks. At least not right away and not just by itself.
