OpenAI Sora: Know how ChatGPT users can now direct their own films
If the future of the internet is going to be ruled by endless streams of AI-generated videos, OpenAI is making sure it doesn’t miss out.
On Tuesday, the company behind ChatGPT unveiled Sora, a brand-new AI-powered social media app that lets you create videos of yourself doing almost anything you can imagine — from anime-styled action shots to cinematic, hyper-realistic visuals.
Currently available only on iPhone, Sora is designed to compete directly with TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook, but with one big twist: you don’t just film videos—you generate them.
How it works
- Open the app → Type a prompt describing the video you want.
- Optionally, add your own image or clip.
- Pick settings (aspect ratio, duration, resolution) → Submit.
- Within a minute, your AI video is ready in your Library with multiple variations to choose from.
️Editing made simple
- Re-cut: Trim or extend using the Storyboard tool.
- Remix: Tell Sora how to change the video and get fresh versions.
- Blend: Merge two videos.
- Loop: Create seamless loops for short-form vibes.
Sharing options
- Save as MP4, share via link, or favorite it for later.
- Organize in folders, or get inspiration from the Featured Feed showing other creators’ AI-generated clips.
Bonus: Make AI photos too
- Switch to Image mode, type your description, choose aspect ratio & number of outputs, and Sora delivers AI photos in under two minutes.
- Storyboard mode = frame-by-frame control
Want more power? Use Storyboard to add frames, drag them across a timeline, upload your own visuals, and craft entire AI-generated video sequences shot by shot.
In short: Sora is TikTok meets Hollywood studio — with AI as your director.