OpenAI's Sora Video App Reaches 1 Million Downloads in Under 5 Days
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Summary
OpenAI's Sora video-generating app has achieved over 1 million downloads in less than five days since its September 30th iOS launch, according to Sora head Bill Peebles. The app allows users to browse AI-generated videos, create their own using the Sora 2 model, and insert personal likenesses through a 'cameos' feature. Notably, Sora achieved this rapid growth despite being invite-only and surpassed ChatGPT's initial download pace.
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· 4 pulledOpenAI's social AI video-generating app, Sora, has reached over 1 million downloads in fewer than five days since its launch.
Sora racked up downloads faster than ChatGPT did at launch despite being an invite-only app.
The company launched its new Sora app for iOS on September 30th, giving users the ability to scroll through a feed of AI-generated videos, as well as create ones of their own using OpenAI's new Sora 2 model.
It also lets users insert the likeness of themselves or a friend into an AI video with a 'cameos' feature.
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