HISTORY OF DEV

September 30, 2025

OpenAI Sora 2 released

OpenAIAn AI research company — created GPT, ChatGPT, DALL-E, and the o-series reasoning models. released SoraOpenAI's text-to-video model — generates short clips from natural language descriptions. 2 on September 30, 2025 — a flagship video and audio generation model with a social iOSApple's mobile operating system — runs iPhone and iPad with a sandboxed app ecosystem. app and synced-audio clips.

What it was for

Sora (text-to-video model)SoraOpenAI's text-to-video model — generates short clips from natural language descriptions. 2 added realistic physics, character cameos, and remix features in a TikTok-style feed — OpenAIAn AI research company — created GPT, ChatGPT, DALL-E, and the o-series reasoning models.'s push to make generative video a consumer product, not just a research demo. It arrived months after Google's Veo competition and set up the SoraOpenAI's text-to-video model — generates short clips from natural language descriptions. app's short-lived run before shutdown in 2026.

Companies

  • OpenAI

Why it's here

SoraOpenAI's text-to-video model — generates short clips from natural language descriptions. 2 turned OpenAIAn AI research company — created GPT, ChatGPT, DALL-E, and the o-series reasoning models.'s video research into a consumer social product.

Why it mattered

Synced audio and character features made AI video shareable at phone scale.

What it solved

Text-to-video tools lacked social discovery and consistent physics for mainstream use.

Media

  • Sora (text-to-video model)
    ImageSora (text-to-video model)

    OpenAI, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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