Sora: AI Video Generation... for Events?

In this episode of the Event Tech Podcast, Brandt Krueger and Will Curran dive into the latest advancements in AI, specifically focusing on OpenAI's newly announced text-to-video engine, Sora. They explore its potential impacts on the events industry, the challenges and ethical considerations of AI-generated content, and the exciting future possibilities this technology could unlock. From transforming stock footage creation to enhancing projection mapping, Brandt and Will discuss how Sora could revolutionize event production.

Discussions Include:

• Introduction to OpenAI's Sora and its capabilities.
• Comparisons between Sora and previous AI developments like ChatGPT and Gemini 1.5.
• Early impressions and examples of Sora-generated videos.
• Potential applications of AI video generation in the events industry.
• Ethical concerns and legal implications of AI-generated content.
• Future possibilities for AI in video editing and event production.
• Personal experiences and insights into current AI tools being used in events.

Quotable Quotes (should you choose to share):

• "The genie is out of the bottle ... There is no putting it back in." - Brandt Krueger
• "Imagine creating video moments of CAD designs with a fly-in drone shot. The creative possibilities are endless." - Will Curran
• "It's about banning the behavior, not the technology." - Brandt Krueger

And for the record, we were using colons in our episode titles and words like "delve" long before AI.