Kuaishou unveils Sora rival

Short-video platform Kuaishou Technology unveiled “Kling,” an AI text-to-video model, on Thursday in an effort to rival OpenAI’s Sora, reports Caixin. Using technology similar to Sora, Kling can generate 1080p high-definition videos lasting up to 2 minutes, Kuaishou said. The model is capable of producing large-scale realistic motions, simulating physical world characteristics and combining concepts and imagination.

Kuaishou has posted more than 20 sample videos on its website, created from text prompts. These videos showcase a realistic style, such as an emperor angelfish swimming underwater and a time-lapse of flowers blooming, as well as surreal scenes such as a giant panda playing the guitar.

The video generation feature of Kling is undergoing invitation-only testing on Kuaishou’s video editing app, the company said, adding that a new function to generate video from still images will be made available soon.