Overview

• WIRED reports OpenAI is preparing a standalone social app powered by Sora 2 that serves only AI-generated videos in a vertical swipe feed.
• Inside the app, generation is reportedly capped at 10 seconds and users cannot upload photos or videos from their camera roll.
• The app includes an identity verification feature that lets verified users authorize their likeness for use and receive notifications whenever it appears, even in drafts.
• OpenAI launched the app internally last week with overwhelmingly positive employee feedback, according to documents viewed by WIRED, and the company declined comment.
• Coverage describes conflicting approaches to copyrighted material—refusals for some requests versus a rights-holder opt-out—while noting recent parental controls, planned age-prediction tools, competition from Meta and Google, and perceived opportunity given uncertainty over TikTok’s US future.