The Blurred Truths of Sora

As a purely creative instrument, Sora, the new AI video app from OpenAI, is a game changer. Dream up any scenario and it appears in an instant. Freddy Krueger as a contestant on Dancing With the Stars. Mr. Rogers teaching Tupac Shakur the lyrics to the legendary rap diss “Hit Em Up.”

But just as its innovations are remarkable, so is Sora’s potential for genuine harm.

That’s been true of generative AI for as long as the tech has existed. The capacity for abuse is inseparable from the miracle of…