Overview

• Sora 2 adds synchronized dialogue and sound effects, improves physical realism, and maintains continuity across multiple shots compared with earlier video models.
• The standalone Sora iOS app offers a TikTok-style feed for creating, remixing, and sharing AI-generated videos that are currently capped at about 10 seconds.
• A ‘cameos’ system lets people upload a one-time video and audio capture to verify their likeness, appear in friends’ clips as a designated co-owner, and revoke access or delete videos at any time.
• OpenAI says the app includes visible watermarks and C2PA metadata, parental and teen safeguards, wellbeing checks, content moderation, and blocks for pornographic content and public figures without consent.
• Access starts invite-only in the U.S. and Canada with generous free limits, potential paid top-ups when compute is constrained, Sora 2 Pro access for ChatGPT Pro users on the web, an API on the roadmap, and renewed scrutiny over a reported opt-out approach for copyrighted material.