The recent protest against OpenAI by its unpaid beta testers has once again demonstrated that the goals of well-funded AI companies are often at odds with the goals of the artists whose time is used in testing or whose work has been used to train the AI in the first place.
In the most recent protest, the ‘red teamers’ (beta testers with privileged access) who OpenAI invited to test Sora, its long-awaited AI video-generating software, decided to leak the full Sora to everyone while posting an open letter on Hugging Face about their reasons.
The letter explains: “We received access to Sora with the promise to be early testers, red teamers and creative partners. However, we believe instead we are being lured into “art washing” to tell the world that Sora is a useful tool for artists. Hundreds of artists provide unpaid labor through bug testing, feedback and experimental work for the program for a $150 billion valued company.”
When I contacted OpenAI for comment, a spokesperson told me, “Sora is still in research preview, and we’re working to balance creativity with robust safety measures for broader use. Hundreds of artists in our alpha have shaped Sora’s development, helping prioritize new features and safeguards. Participation is voluntary, with no obligation to provide feedback or use the tool. We’ve been excited to offer these artists free access and will continue supporting them through grants, events, and other programs. We believe AI can be a powerful creative tool and are committed to making Sora both useful and safe.”
OpenAI does indeed support some artists through grants, including at Tribeca, Charles Lindsay, and the Strada Gallery.
Portrait of the artist
But while the artists involved in the Sora testing protest were not against using AI technology as a tool for the arts,…
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