Overview

• Users film themselves with audio in the Sora app to enable their likeness in AI‑generated clips.
• Sora debuts as a social video platform where people can view, edit, remix clips and include registered friends in their creations.
• Initial rollout is limited to the United States and Canada.
• OpenAI’s updated Sora 2 model is reported to handle complex motion more convincingly, including gymnastics sequences.
• The Wall Street Journal reports OpenAI plans to require rights holders to object to prevent use of their material, and that Sora will not reproduce public figures’ appearances without consent.