Overview

• The Sora app, powered by the upgraded Sora 2 model, lets users generate high-definition videos from text with synchronized dialogue and lifelike cameos built from one-time likeness recordings.
• The app became the top iOS Photo & Video download within a day, while access to Sora’s services remains invite-only and the iOS app is currently available in the U.S. and Canada.
• Early creations include well-known copyrighted characters, and reporting describes an opt-out approach that legal scholars say is unlikely to hold for protected outputs.
• OpenAI adds moving watermarks and invisible metadata to mark AI origin, yet the company notes metadata can be removed and experts say the tools’ effectiveness requires further testing.
• Users have already posted convincing fabrications of real people, including a viral clip portraying Sam Altman committing theft, highlighting harassment and misinformation risks.