OpenAI's New Social Video App Will Let You Deepfake Your Friends

Alongside its updated Sora 2 AI video generator, OpenAI has launched an iPhone-only social app called Sora that lets users consent to have friends create deepfake-style cameos of them. The invite-only app works a lot like TikTok with short remixable videos but enforces restrictions on public figures and explicit content. The Verge reports: In a briefing with reporters on Monday, employees called it the potential 'ChatGPT moment for video generation.' The Sora app is currently only available to US and Canada users, with other countries set to follow, and when someone receives access, they also get four additional invites to share with friends. There's no word on when an Android version might be released.

Sora users can give their friends -- or, if they're feeling bold, everyone -- permission to create 'cameos' with their own likeness using the new video model, which is dubbed Sora 2. The person whose likeness is being generated is a 'co-owner' of that end result, OpenAI employees said, and they can delete it or revoke access to others at any time. Like TikTok, OpenAI's Sora app allows you to interact with other videos and trends using a 'Remix' feature, but it only allows for the generation of 10-second videos for now.

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