OpenAI launched Sora on 2024-12-09 along with a new product, letting Plus and Pro users generate videos.
Mostly true True in substance, wrong in a detail.
Factual: Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
What would count as true or false
True: OpenAI's official announcement shows that Sora was released to the public on 2024-12-09 together with a new product (such as a dedicated Sora app or site) through which ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers could generate videos. Mostly true: the launch happened that day, with a minor detail differing, for example regional restrictions, temporary sign-up pauses, or slightly different tier eligibility. Mixed: Sora launched that day without the new product, or without access for both Plus and Pro users. Mostly false: only a limited preview or announcement happened that day, and broad availability came later. False: no Sora launch took place on 2024-12-09.
Set before the research began.
Evidence (4)
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E1 Sora is here OpenAI · 9 December 2024 Own record
“We’re releasing it today as a standalone product at Sora.com to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users.”
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E2 OpenAI Sora release: It's officially here Mashable · 9 December 2024
“As of today, Sora will be available today to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users in the U.S. and other countries — excluding the UK and countries within the EU.”
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E3 Ten months after first tease, OpenAI launches Sora video generation publicly Ars Technica · 9 December 2024
“On Monday, OpenAI released Sora Turbo, a new version of its text-to-video generation model, making it available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers through a dedicated website.”
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E4 Sora is here OpenAI · 9 December 2024 Own record
“Right now, users can access Sora everywhere ChatGPT is available, with the exception of the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the European Economic Area.”
Reasoning
OpenAI's announcement (E1) says Sora was released on 2024-12-09 as a standalone product at Sora.com for ChatGPT Plus and Pro users. Independent same-day reports confirm this: Mashable (E2) and Ars Technica (E3) both report availability to Plus and Pro subscribers through a dedicated website. However, the launch was restricted by region. E4 says the UK, Switzerland and the European Economic Area were excluded, and E2 also notes the UK and EU exclusion. The criteria list regional restrictions as an example of a minor difference that makes a claim mostly true.
Cite this claim
Sam Altman, “OpenAI launched Sora on 2024-12-09 along with a new product, letting Plus and Pro users generate videos.” (said 9 December 2024). Verdict: mostly true. Reliability API, claim c_4d027a7961e2, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_4d027a7961e2
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
Reply to this claim
More factual claims by Sam Altman
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Mostly true
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OpenAI trained GPT-3 in 2020, which Altman considers the first model above a threshold of usability.
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Resolved true
“that it is so capable that it is discovering new knowledge, doing science, able to add huge economic value, create entire pieces of complex software.”
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Mixed
“They now hallucinate a little bit.”
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Mixed
“They don’t do anything unless you ask, right?”
AI models such as ChatGPT do not do anything unless a user asks them to.
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Mostly true
“But in terms of figuring out what questions to ask or to work on something over a very long period of time, we are definitely not close to human performance.”
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