China has come up with its own text-to-video artificial-intelligence (AI) tool similar to OpenAI’s Sora, although the new model can only produce videos no longer than 16 seconds, compared with the US service’s 60 seconds. Vidu, the country’s best hope so far in catching up with Sora, was launched over the weekend by start-up Shengshu … Read more
Some of the most important meetings in Hollywood history will take place in the coming week, as OpenAI hits Hollywood to show the potential of its “Sora” software to studios, talent agencies, and media executives. Bloomberg is reporting that OpenAI wants more filmmakers to become familiar with Sora, the text-to-video generator that potentially could upend the … Read more
Mounting US trade sanctions and domestic software that is lagging behind American-made technology pose the biggest threats to China’s cybersecurity, according to the chairman of one of the country’s leading cybersecurity companies. In an interview with Shanghai news outlet The Paper on Sunday, Qi Xiangdong, the chairman of Beijing-based cybersecurity firm Qi An Xin (QAX), … Read more
