--- title: Diffusion transformers are the key behind OpenAI’s Sora... description: Diffusion transformers are set to upend GenAI by enabling models to scale up beyond what was previously possible. They replace U-Nets in diffusion models,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/diffusion-transformers-are-the-key-behind-openai-s-sora-and-they-re-set-to-upend-genai-uqdq1b1fu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Diffusion transformers are the key behind OpenAI’s Sora — and they’re set to upend GenAI | daily.dev og:description: Diffusion transformers are set to upend GenAI by enabling models to scale up beyond what was previously possible. They replace U-Nets in diffusion models,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/diffusion-transformers-are-the-key-behind-openai-s-sora-and-they-re-set-to-upend-genai-uqdq1b1fu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UqdQ1b1Fu.png og:image:alt: Diffusion transformers are the key behind OpenAI’s Sora — and they’re set to upend GenAI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Diffusion transformers are the key behind OpenAI’s Sora — and they’re set to upend GenAI **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Diffusion transformers are set to upend GenAI by enabling models to scale up beyond what was previously possible. They replace U-Nets in diffusion models, providing efficiency and performance boosts. The attention mechanism of transformers makes them simpler and parallelizable. The Sora team showcased the transformative potential of transformers on a big scale. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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