--- title: "Something Grotesque Happens With the Woman’s Feet in That “Amazing” OpenAI Video" description: "There's something super fishy about the very first AI-generated clip. featured on OpenAI's website about its new AI model called Sora." date: "2024-02-17" modified: "2024-02-17" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/grotesque-womans-feet-amazing-openai-video" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "OpenAI" tags: - "ai video" - "OpenAI" - "sora" --- # Something Grotesque Happens With the Woman’s Feet in That “Amazing” OpenAI Video ![There's something super fishy about the very first AI-generated clip. featured on OpenAI's website about its new AI model called Sora.]() *\Image: OpenAI\* OpenAI teased its latest video AI model called Sora this week, prompting a [rapturous]() [response]() from observers and the media. And credit where credit is due, the samples the company showed off are truly impressive, from photorealistic footage of a dog sitting on a windowsill to a group of wooly mammoths stampeding across a snowy landscape. But many of the clips the company shared this week don't hold up to a deeper degree of scrutiny — and show that as significant as Sora is, there are going to be many bugs to hammer out before it's ready for primetime. Case in point: the [very first sample]() embedded on top of the [company's website](), a dolly-tracked shot of a "stylish woman" walking "down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage." Sure, it seems impressive at first — but if you watch the movement of the woman's legs and feet closely throughout the one-minute clip, some serious flaws come to light. Around the 16 and 31-second marks, her entire legs and feet subtly switch places with each other. Seriously, think that through: her left and right leg completely switched positions, showing that the AI has only a surface-level understanding of human anatomy. Were we fooled by our natural inclination to look another human in the eyes? Considering the prominence of the clip on the company's website, it's possible even OpenAI didn't spot this one. https://twitter.com/KezhalDashti/status/1758505093706535009/ In all fairness, Sora's capabilities are a quantum leap compared to earlier examples of AI-generated video. Remember that [horrific AI clip]() of Will Smith indulging — and, horrifically, merging with — a bowl of spaghetti? That was less than a year ago. And while the company's latest showing was met with astonishment — headlines predominantly described OpenAI's Sora samples as "photorealistic," and *Ars Technica* [warned]() of the repercussions for any sense of shared reality — the limitations of generative AI are still clear. At the same time, the important thing isn't where we are. As always, it's where we're headed — which should encourage companies like OpenAI to move with caution, even if today's best demos are still imperfect. **More on Sora:** *[OpenAI Reveals Impressive AI That Generates Photorealistic Video]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()