OpenAI's new Sora iOS app just climbed to the top of the App Store, but users are already flooding it with clips of Pokémon, SpongeBob, and Ronald McDonald. Legal experts warn the startup is walking straight into a copyright minefield. OpenAI says it's honoring takedown requests and rolling out character-level controls, but critics argue making creators opt out won't fly in court.
OpenAI just launched Sora 2, its flagship video and audio generation model capable of accurately modeling physical laws and generating synced soundscapes and speech. Alongside the model comes a new invite-only Sora iOS app featuring "characters," letting you drop yourself into generated scenes and remix clips with friends.
OpenAI just restored most of its services following a massive daylong outage that crippled ChatGPT, Sora, and its developer APIs. While the API and core chatbot features are back to normal, OpenAI says voice mode is still suffering from elevated error rates.
Microsoft just launched Bing Video Creator, a free text-to-video generator powered by OpenAI's Sora. Available now in the Bing mobile app worldwide (excluding China and Russia), it turns text prompts into 5-second vertical clips with 10 initial fast-generation credits. Why it matters: Everyday users can now test Sora's video capabilities without paying for a subscription.
Microsoft just launched a dedicated video playground inside Azure AI Foundry, featuring OpenAI's Sora model. Developers can now tweak text prompts, adjust resolutions and aspect ratios in a web sandbox, and directly export production-ready code into VS Code.
OpenAI is running out of computing capacity after its new image generator went viral, CEO Sam Altman announced. Altman warned that upcoming product launches will be delayed and services may break or slow down. To manage the crush, OpenAI pushed back access for free ChatGPT users and paused Sora video generation for new signups.
OpenAI just rolled out native image generation inside GPT-4o, making it the new default engine in ChatGPT. It nails in-image text rendering, handles up to 20 distinct objects at once, and maintains character consistency across ongoing chats. Renders can take up to a minute, but the jump in control is huge.
OpenAI just launched its AI video generation tool Sora in the EU and the UK. The rollout officially brings the popular video model to users and creators across both markets.
OpenAI just aired its first-ever Super Bowl ad, charting human progress from fire to ChatGPT to usher in what it calls the Intelligence Age. The company shared that over 300 million people now use ChatGPT—with nearly eight in 10 under 35—and that its creative team leaned on Sora to visually brainstorm the campaign.
OpenAI and Google are now buying YouTubers' unpublished, raw video footage for $1 to $4 per minute to train video generators like Sora and Veo. Licensing middleman Troveo AI has already paid creators over $5 million for unused 4K and drone clips. Why it matters: The race for video training data is turning cutting-room-floor scraps into an unexpected cash windfall.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just admitted that the company is currently losing money on its $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro plan because heavy users are running it far more than anticipated. Altman confessed he personally chose the price thinking it would turn a profit, and OpenAI is now reportedly weighing subscription price hikes or usage-based billing.
OpenAI just published a postmortem for Wednesday’s three-hour outage across ChatGPT, Sora, and its API. It turns out the culprit wasn’t a cyberattack, but an internal telemetry rollout that overloaded Kubernetes API servers and broke DNS resolution. The company is now revamping its deployment safeguards to prevent similar lockouts.
OpenAI is gearing up to launch Sora v2 very soon, according to creative director Chad Nelson at a London keynote. The upgraded model can generate videos up to one minute long, adding image-plus-text and video-to-video capabilities alongside standard text prompts.
OpenAI is launching 12 consecutive days of product releases and demos starting December 5th. Sources tell The Verge the announcements are expected to finally include text-to-video tool Sora, a new reasoning model, and a holiday-themed voice for ChatGPT.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just predicted that 2025 could bring the first real AGI systems capable of solving complex tasks with multiple tools. While the initial arrival might feel quiet, Altman warned that the eventual impact of superintelligence and resulting job displacement will be far more intense than people think.
A group called Sora PR Puppets just leaked access to OpenAI's Sora on Hugging Face, briefly letting the public generate 1080p video clips before getting shut down. The collective claims OpenAI exploited early testers for unpaid labor and PR hype rather than genuine artistic collaboration. Why it matters: Creator backlash and delays are making OpenAI's video ambitions significantly harder.
Kuaishou just rolled out Kling AI 1.0 worldwide, opening its Sora competitor to anyone with an email address. Users receive 66 free daily credits for text-to-video and image-to-video generation, complete with multi-format outputs and custom camera controls. While OpenAI keeps Sora behind closed doors, Kling is giving creators real access right now.
Toys ‘R’ Us owner WHP Global just premiered what it calls the first brand film created with OpenAI’s video generator, Sora. Creative agency Native Foreign revealed that Sora handled roughly 80% to 85% of the footage, but a dozen artists still had to step in with VFX cleanups. It offers a candid early look at how Hollywood and ad agencies are actually mixing generative AI into production pipelines.
The Tribeca Festival just announced Sora Shorts, a dedicated program debuting five short films made entirely with OpenAI’s text-to-video model Sora. The selected filmmakers, including Sundance winner Nikyatu Jusu, received early access under guild-compliant terms. It marks the first time Sora-generated films are hitting a major festival screen.
OpenAI just revealed it is exploring ways to "responsibly" allow NSFW and adult content in its generative AI products. The company argues that sexuality and nudity can serve legitimate artistic expression if kept within legal bounds. Why it matters: Current safety guardrails are already fragile, and opening the adult floodgates will test AI moderation like never before.
