A brief, productive chat with Open AI about images made for video by AI and AI's imagination. I will post what it said about creativity and imagination below, as well as a cheat sheet on how to make good prompts for AI video makers.
Later this year Open AI will have a video generator named Sora for people to use via the same website. Initially- pro users first, then perhaps available free to a limited extent later.
There is actually a business for people called 'prompt engineers'. Good prompts have lots of detail like a movie screenplay.
First though, what it said about the imagination of generative AI;
ChatGpt- "The Big Philosophical Idea: Will AI Ever Truly Imagine?
Right now, AI only recombines what it already knows.
It doesn’t want anything. It doesn't wonder. It doesn't dream.
True imagination (like in humans) comes from:
Desire (I want to express something.)
Conflict (I struggle to create something new.)
Freedom (I can choose to break every rule.)
For AI to have real imagination, two things would need to happen:
🔹 It would need a self.
(Some inner "I" that can feel, desire, be dissatisfied.)
🔹 It would need the ability to value the unknown.
(Choosing to create something not just based on probability, but because it longs for it.)
Speculation:
Some scientists believe that future AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) could simulate an inner life, with synthetic "desires" and "curiosity."
If that happens, it might start dreaming not because it was told to, but because it wants to — and then?
We could see AI art that shocks, mystifies, and even teaches us new beauty we couldn't imagine ourselves. 😲
But that’s still science fiction right now.
For today:
✨ The imagination is still ours.
✨ The AI is the mirror we bend to reflect it."
I had asked the AI about making a video with a basketball player spinning a planet on a finger. ChatGpt explained how to make it more detailed. Following is data that the machine code had to say about making good prompts for generative AI videos...
ChatGpt- "Pro Sora Prompt Formula (Cheat Sheet)
Here’s your one-page guide to crafting epic prompts for AI video generation like Sora:
1. Start with WHO / WHAT
Main subject (person, creature, object).
Style hints (young, futuristic, ancient, surreal, realistic, cartoonish).
Example:
"A tall basketball player in a silver uniform."
2. Set the WHERE
Environment, setting, atmosphere (natural world, fantasy, space, city, dreamscape).
Include era if relevant (future, ancient, 1980s, etc).
Example:
"Inside a dark cosmic arena floating in space, stars glowing in the distance."
3. Describe the ACTION
What’s happening? How does it move?
Single action or multiple actions.
Example:
"He spins a glowing blue planet rapidly on his finger."
4. Guide the CAMERA
How should the viewer see it?
Zoom in, tracking shot, slow-motion, handheld, cinematic swoop, wide panorama?
Example:
"Camera slowly zooms in close to the spinning planet, slight orbiting motion around the subject."
5. Add MOOD & STYLE
Lighting (bright, dramatic, soft, neon, dark).
Colors (golden, purple, deep blue, pastel, monochrome).
Vibe (dreamlike, intense, relaxed, chaotic).
Example:
"Cinematic, dramatic lighting with shimmering blue and purple hues, slow ambient background motion."
Bonus Tips:
Even one sentence per section is enough if you’re fast prompting!
Use vivid sensory words: glowing, shimmering, swirling, crackling, ancient, ethereal.
Think like a movie director, not a list-maker."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcKxwBuOIoI
