Overview

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said rightsholders will get more granular control over character generation in Sora, including the ability to block use, with tests of revenue-sharing for those who allow it.
• Sora 2 launched as a standalone, invite-only app in the United States and Canada that can create up to 10-second clips and lets users place their scanned faces into videos.
• WME notified OpenAI that it is opting out all of its clients from the latest Sora update, citing the need for real protections around name, image and likeness.
• At least one major studio, Disney, has opted out of having its material appear in the app, according to reporting based on people familiar with the matter.
• Independent demos highlight major gains in visual fidelity and stylistic mimicry alongside remaining flaws such as broken physics and imperfect finger-key contact in piano scenes.