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OpenAI’s Sora Chief, CTO Announce Departure Amid Company’s Growing Enterprise Focus
OpenAI seems to be undergoing a transition phase. As many as three senior leaders of the company have announced their departure this week, hinting at a change in structure and a massive reorganisation at play. Most notably, Bill Peebles, the Head of Sora, and Srinivas Narayanan, the CTO of B2B Applications, are leaving the San Francisco-based artif...
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OpenAI and Disney Reach Licensing Agreement to Bring Its Characters to the Sora App
OpenAI and Disney have signed a three-year deal that lets Sora and ChatGPT generate short AI-made videos and images featuring more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters. Users will be able to create clips with icons such as Mickey Mouse, Ariel, Simba, Iron Man and Darth Vader, although actor likenesses and original voices are not ...
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OpenAI Faces Backlash from Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco Over AI-Generated Anime Videos
OpenAI has been urged by Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) to stop training its AI models on copyrighted anime and gaming content. CODA, representing major publishers behind Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, Final Fantasy and Studio Ghibli classics, said Sora 2 outputs closely resemble protected works, potentially indicating ...
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OpenAI Upgrades Sora App With Character Cameos, Video Stitching and Leaderboard
OpenAI has updated its Sora app for iOS with new creative tools, including Character Cameo, which lets users turn short videos and audio of pets, objects, or drawings into reusable characters. The update also introduces Video Stitching for combining clips and new Leaderboards for social engagement. For a limited time, Sora’s invite restriction ha...
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OpenAI Tells Users to Pay for Extra AI Video Generations on the Sora App
OpenAI has introduced a paid layer to its Sora video generation app on iOS, ending the period of unlimited free access. The company now allows users to buy additional video generations once they exceed their daily limits. Bill Peebles, Head of Sora, said the move aims to make the platform financially sustainable. OpenAI is also planning to reduce d...
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OpenAI is Bringing Sora to Android Users Soon, to Improve the App’s Social Experience
OpenAI’s viral AI video app Sora is expanding beyond iOS, with an Android release expected soon. The app lets users create AI-generated videos starring themselves and others, even without a ChatGPT subscription. According to Sora Head Bill Peebles, the Android rollout may still be invite-only. New features like pet cameos, character stitching, an...
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OpenAI to Stop Users From Generating Sora Videos of Celebrities Without Consent After Backlash
OpenAI has reinforced Sora’s safeguards to block unauthorised use of celebrity and public figure likenesses in AI-generated videos. The update follows concerns raised by actor Bryan Cranston and a joint statement with SAG-AFTRA. The move aligns with the proposed No Fakes Act, aimed at protecting artists’ digital identities.
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Japan Tells OpenAI to Stop Using Mario, Pikachu, and Anime Characters in Sora 2 Videos: Report
Japan has reportedly asked OpenAI to halt copyright infringement linked to its Sora 2 video model, which can recreate famous anime and game characters like Pikachu and Goku. The government’s formal request highlights rising concerns over AI-generated media using Japanese IP without consent. OpenAI recently switched Sora to an opt-in policy for ri...
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OpenAI Changes Sora App’s Policy for Copyright Holders, Gives Users More Control Over Cameos
OpenAI has updated its Sora app policies to give copyright holders and users more control. Rightsholders must now opt in, rather than opt out, for their characters to appear in AI-generated videos, meaning many copyrighted characters could disappear. Users can also restrict how their likeness is used through new Cameo preference settings.
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sora Services Now Fully Operational After Suffering a Major Outage
OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT services suffered a major outage on Thursday in the US and some other regions. As per reports registered on an online outage monitor, the outage began roughly around 1:30pm ET on December 26 (12:00am IST, December 27). The outage also affected the AI firm’s API service, as well as the text-to-im...
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OpenAI Shares Benchmark Scores of o3 Series AI Models, Offers Unlimited Access of Sora to Paid Subscribers
OpenAI shared the benchmark scores of the o3 series of artificial intelligence (AI) models on Friday. As successor to the recently released o1 series of AI models, the company claimed that o3 significantly surpasses the capabilities of the older version. The series has two models, the o3 and o3-mini, and is focused on advanced reasoning-based task...
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OpenAI Sora AI Video Generation Model Launched; Now Available to Paid Subscribers
OpenAI finally launched Sora, its artificial intelligence (AI) video generation model, on Monday. In February, the company previewed Sora to select individuals, and now, it released a different variant of the model dubbed Sora Turbo. Sora can generate videos in 1080p resolution which can be as long as 20 seconds. The AI model has been deployed on a...
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OpenAI's Sora Video Model Reportedly Leaked by a Collective of Artists
OpenAI’s Sora video generation model, which was unveiled in February but has not been released yet, appears to have been briefly leaked online. On Tuesday, an anonymous group hosted an artificial intelligence (AI) video model on Hugging Face and claimed it to be OpenAI’s Sora. The model details highlighted that the backend server was the AI fir...
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Meta, Challenging OpenAI, Announces New Sound-To-Video AI Model
The announcement comes as Hollywood has been wrestling with how to harness generative AI video technology this year, after Microsoft-backed OpenAI in February first showed off how its product Sora could create feature film-like videos.
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TikTok Maker ByteDance Launches Text-To-Video AI App Rivaling OpenAI's Sora
The launch of a text-to-video model by the parent of short video app firm TikTok follows a series of similar model releases in recent months in China.
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OpenAI’s Sora Chief, CTO Announce Departure Amid Company’s Growing Enterprise Focus
OpenAI seems to be undergoing a transition phase. As many as three senior leaders of the company have announced their departure this week, hinting at a change in structure and a massive reorganisation at play. Most notably, Bill Peebles, the Head of Sora, and Srinivas Narayanan, the CTO of B2B Applications, are leaving the San Francisco-based artif...
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OpenAI and Disney Reach Licensing Agreement to Bring Its Characters to the Sora App
OpenAI and Disney have signed a three-year deal that lets Sora and ChatGPT generate short AI-made videos and images featuring more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters. Users will be able to create clips with icons such as Mickey Mouse, Ariel, Simba, Iron Man and Darth Vader, although actor likenesses and original voices are not ...
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OpenAI Faces Backlash from Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco Over AI-Generated Anime Videos
OpenAI has been urged by Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) to stop training its AI models on copyrighted anime and gaming content. CODA, representing major publishers behind Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, Final Fantasy and Studio Ghibli classics, said Sora 2 outputs closely resemble protected works, potentially indicating ...
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OpenAI Upgrades Sora App With Character Cameos, Video Stitching and Leaderboard
OpenAI has updated its Sora app for iOS with new creative tools, including Character Cameo, which lets users turn short videos and audio of pets, objects, or drawings into reusable characters. The update also introduces Video Stitching for combining clips and new Leaderboards for social engagement. For a limited time, Sora’s invite restriction ha...
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OpenAI Tells Users to Pay for Extra AI Video Generations on the Sora App
OpenAI has introduced a paid layer to its Sora video generation app on iOS, ending the period of unlimited free access. The company now allows users to buy additional video generations once they exceed their daily limits. Bill Peebles, Head of Sora, said the move aims to make the platform financially sustainable. OpenAI is also planning to reduce d...
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OpenAI is Bringing Sora to Android Users Soon, to Improve the App’s Social Experience
OpenAI’s viral AI video app Sora is expanding beyond iOS, with an Android release expected soon. The app lets users create AI-generated videos starring themselves and others, even without a ChatGPT subscription. According to Sora Head Bill Peebles, the Android rollout may still be invite-only. New features like pet cameos, character stitching, an...
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OpenAI to Stop Users From Generating Sora Videos of Celebrities Without Consent After Backlash
OpenAI has reinforced Sora’s safeguards to block unauthorised use of celebrity and public figure likenesses in AI-generated videos. The update follows concerns raised by actor Bryan Cranston and a joint statement with SAG-AFTRA. The move aligns with the proposed No Fakes Act, aimed at protecting artists’ digital identities.
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Japan Tells OpenAI to Stop Using Mario, Pikachu, and Anime Characters in Sora 2 Videos: Report
Japan has reportedly asked OpenAI to halt copyright infringement linked to its Sora 2 video model, which can recreate famous anime and game characters like Pikachu and Goku. The government’s formal request highlights rising concerns over AI-generated media using Japanese IP without consent. OpenAI recently switched Sora to an opt-in policy for ri...
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OpenAI Changes Sora App’s Policy for Copyright Holders, Gives Users More Control Over Cameos
OpenAI has updated its Sora app policies to give copyright holders and users more control. Rightsholders must now opt in, rather than opt out, for their characters to appear in AI-generated videos, meaning many copyrighted characters could disappear. Users can also restrict how their likeness is used through new Cameo preference settings.
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sora Services Now Fully Operational After Suffering a Major Outage
OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT services suffered a major outage on Thursday in the US and some other regions. As per reports registered on an online outage monitor, the outage began roughly around 1:30pm ET on December 26 (12:00am IST, December 27). The outage also affected the AI firm’s API service, as well as the text-to-im...
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OpenAI Shares Benchmark Scores of o3 Series AI Models, Offers Unlimited Access of Sora to Paid Subscribers
OpenAI shared the benchmark scores of the o3 series of artificial intelligence (AI) models on Friday. As successor to the recently released o1 series of AI models, the company claimed that o3 significantly surpasses the capabilities of the older version. The series has two models, the o3 and o3-mini, and is focused on advanced reasoning-based task...
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OpenAI Sora AI Video Generation Model Launched; Now Available to Paid Subscribers
OpenAI finally launched Sora, its artificial intelligence (AI) video generation model, on Monday. In February, the company previewed Sora to select individuals, and now, it released a different variant of the model dubbed Sora Turbo. Sora can generate videos in 1080p resolution which can be as long as 20 seconds. The AI model has been deployed on a...
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OpenAI's Sora Video Model Reportedly Leaked by a Collective of Artists
OpenAI’s Sora video generation model, which was unveiled in February but has not been released yet, appears to have been briefly leaked online. On Tuesday, an anonymous group hosted an artificial intelligence (AI) video model on Hugging Face and claimed it to be OpenAI’s Sora. The model details highlighted that the backend server was the AI fir...
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Meta, Challenging OpenAI, Announces New Sound-To-Video AI Model
The announcement comes as Hollywood has been wrestling with how to harness generative AI video technology this year, after Microsoft-backed OpenAI in February first showed off how its product Sora could create feature film-like videos.
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TikTok Maker ByteDance Launches Text-To-Video AI App Rivaling OpenAI's Sora
The launch of a text-to-video model by the parent of short video app firm TikTok follows a series of similar model releases in recent months in China.
