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(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include OpenAI’s confirmation and remove attribution to WIRED) OpenAI is consolidating its core products under a unified structure, merging ChatGPT, its Codex AI coding agent and its developer-facing API into a single product team ahead of...

OpenAI lost three senior leaders on Friday as Kevin Weil, head of OpenAI for Science, Bill Peebles, creator of AI video tool Sora and B2B engineering head Srinivas Narayanan announced departures following the AI startup’s strategic pullback from consumer-facing moonshot projects. OpenAI Kills...

OpenAI’s deepfake video application, Sora 2, has put a halt to the use of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s likeness. This move comes in the wake of criticism from Bernice A. King, King’s daughter, who voiced her concerns over the disrespectful portrayals of the iconic civil rights leader...

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban is utilizing Sora, OpenAI’s social media platform, to his advantage. He has permitted users to create AI videos featuring him, which in turn serve as free advertisements for his pharmaceutical company, Cost Plus Drugs. Cuban granted permission last Thursday for Sora...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced changes to the company's Sora video-generation app, giving rights holders more control over how their copyrighted characters are used after widespread legal and public backlash. Sora Flooded With AI-Generated Disney, Pokémon And SpongeBob Videos Since its launch,...

On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman turned to the users to gather their suggestions on the company’s future projects and improvements for 2025. What Happened: Altman’s query on X, formerly Twitter elicited a variety of responses. While many of the suggestions were geared toward refining...

Marques Brownlee, popularly known as MKBHD, highlights how Google’s Veo 2 AI video generator, owned by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), outshines OpenAI’s Sora model. What Happened: On Thursday, Brownlee shared a YouTube Short of his observations pointing out that while Sora...

Elon Musk has expressed admiration for Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG0 (NASDAQ: GOOGL) new AI video tool, Veo 2, as it enters the competitive landscape against OpenAI’s Sora. What Happened: On Monday, Google introduced Veo 2, a cutting-edge AI video tool, alongside its enhanced Imagen 3...

Marc Andreessen has lauded OpenAI’s Sora video model, suggesting it may have resolved a significant challenge in robotics. What Happened: In a conversation with Chris Williamson posted on YouTube on Sunday, Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, elaborated on Sora’s technology....

On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a special event titled “12 Days of OpenAI.” What Happened: Starting Dec. 5, ChatGPT-maker will reveal a new model or feature every weekday for two weeks, posted Altman on X, formerly Twitter. Social media users predict the unveiling of the...

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI's unreleased Sora text-to-video AI model has reportedly been leaked by a group of beta testers protesting its handling of artists. What Happened: A group of Sora beta testers claimed responsibility for leaking access to the model on Tuesday, which included a working interface,...

ChatGPT-parent OpenAI’s innovative text-to-video tool, Sora, has been used to produce a brand film for Toys “R” Us, indicating a potential game-changer for small studios and independent content creators. What Happened: Toys “R” Us launched “the first-ever brand...

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Sundar Pichai thinks that key AI rival, Sam Altman-led OpenAI, should be the one to answer if it violated YouTube's terms of service after it allegedly scraped over a million hours of videos to train its AI model, Sora. What Happened: In an interview...

Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), suggested that if ChatGPT-parent OpenAI used YouTube videos to train its text-to-video AI model, Sora, then it would be a “clear violation” of the platform’s policies. What Happened...

In a recent development, OpenAI has revealed the first third-party videos crafted using its unreleased tool, Sora. The videos, which include a unique nature documentary and a narrative about a man with a balloon head, have elicited a mix of admiration and controversy. What Happened: OpenAI released...