Overview
- CalMatters tested OpenAI’s Sora, Google’s Veo, MiniMax’s Hailou and Kuaishou’s Kling on nine dances, generating 36 clips.
- None showed the requested choreography, though one clip depicted a person dancing.
- Visual fidelity improved compared with the outlet’s 2024 trials, with fewer inconsistencies reported.
- Dancers interviewed said online performance videos may be used to train these systems without permission.
- Stakeholders highlighted cultural and labor stakes, pointing to indigenous dance traditions and recent strikes by writers, actors, motion actors and voice actors.