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00:45 OpenAI’s Sora 2 lets users insert themselves into AI videos with sound – Ars Technica

• OpenAI’s Sora 2 introduces synchronized audio generation alongside video synthesis, matching Google’s Veo 3 and Alibaba’s Wan 2.5 capabilities.
• This positions OpenAI competitively in the multimodal AI space with what they call their “GPT-3.5 moment for video.”
• The new iOS social app feature allows users to insert themselves into AI-generated videos through “cameos,” suggesting potential applications for personalized content creation and social media integration at scale.
• Sora 2 demonstrates improved physical accuracy and consistency across multiple shots, addressing previous limitations where objects would teleport or deform unrealistically.
• The model can now simulate complex movements like gymnastics routines while maintaining proper physics.
• The addition of “sophisticated background soundscapes, speech, and sound effects” expands potential enterprise use cases for automated video production, training materials, and marketing content generation without separate audio post-processing.