OpenAI to roll out pet cameos, editing tools and Android for Sora

OpenAI said it will roll out a series of new features for Sora, its AI-generated video app, including the ability to create character cameos from pets and objects, basic video editing tools and enhanced social functions, and that an Android version is coming soon. The announcement came from Bill Peebles, head of Sora, in a post on X on Wednesday, days after the app launched in late September and rose to the top of the U.S. and Canadian App Store charts.

The most immediate addition will let users create cameos from nonhuman subjects by supplying a recorded video as a reference, expanding Sora’s existing persona feature that creates AI characters from people. Those cameos will be shareable so others can incorporate the characters into new videos, and OpenAI said it will update the app’s generation interface to surface trending cameos in real time to help users discover popular creations. “We’re expecting people to register lots of crazy new cameos with this feature,” Peebles wrote.

OpenAI also plans to introduce the app’s first video editing capability, beginning with a tool to stitch together multiple clips. The company said more advanced editing features will follow over time....