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OpenAI releases Sora 2
OpenAI released Sora 2 with stronger physical accuracy, controllability, and realism, adding synchronized dialogue and sound-effect generation.
What happened
Event details
Sora 2 is OpenAI's flagship video-and-audio generation model, improving complex motion, object persistence, real-world physics, stylistic range, and instruction following, launched by invitation alongside a new Sora app.
Assessment
Why it matters
Sora 2 combines more reliable physics simulation, video control, and synchronized audio, marking a major generational upgrade for OpenAI's video models.
94/100Global significance score. Regional effects are recorded only when the evidence supports a meaningful difference.
Availability
Access notes
Initially invite-only; OpenAI discontinued the Sora product on April 26, 2026.