Following the release of Sora 2 two days ago, Sam Altman has become widely recognized due to his frequent appearances in popular social media videos. In Shanghai In Acient China Talks to a random person Sora 2 are gaining popularity; however, detailed public documentation regarding their underlying training methodologies remains scarce. OpenAI simply noted that Sora takes inspiration from large language models (LLMs) that acquire generalist capabilities by training on “internet-scale data. It is possible that OpenAI may have scraped YouTube content without permission from Google. On the other hand, Google’s Veo is assumed to benefit from YouTube’s high-quality video. The implication is clear: the ability to generate realistic video is directly proportional to access to petabytes of high-quality, varied footage. ...

Artificial intelligence systems are rapidly transforming the global economy, promising unprecedented efficiency, insight, and innovation. However, transitioning from AI’s theoretical potential to practical, ethical, and scalable application is fraught with significant challenges. Ethical and Trust Concerns The most public and critical challenges surrounding AI revolve around how these powerful systems interact with human values, fairness, and accountability. The Black Box Problem (Lack of Explainability). The “black box” nature of advanced AI, where decision-making logic is opaque to users and developers, creates the Explainable AI (XAI) crisis that prevents necessary auditing, justification, and trust in critical sectors like finance and healthcare. ...