OpenAI’s Sora hit 1 million downloads in less than five days
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OpenAI’s short-form AI video app Sora hit 1 million downloads five days after its launch in late September, according to an executive.
OpenAI Sora president Bill Peebles shares milestone a post Late Wednesday at X. He said Sora reached 1 million downloads even faster than ChatGPT, the company’s popular AI chatbot that supports 800 million weekly active users.
Sora allows users to create short videos for free by typing a prompt. The app is only available on iOS devices and is invite-based; This means people need a code to access the app. Despite these restrictions, Sora rose to #1 on Apple’s App Store.
“Set [is] We are working hard to keep up with increasing growth,” Peebles wrote.
The launch of Sora also sparked intense reactions over whether the app violated copyrights. CNBC watched videos on the platform featuring characters from series such as “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Rick and Morty” and “South Park” and managed to create many characters independently.
The Motion Picture Association, which advocates on behalf of the television, motion picture and home video industries, said in a statement Monday that “videos violating our members’ movies, shows and characters have proliferated on the OpenAI service.”
“OpenAI needs to take immediate and decisive action to resolve this issue,” MPA CEO Charles Rivkin said in a statement. he said. “Well-established copyright law protects the rights of creators and applies here as well.”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company will soon give rights holders more granular control over character creation. a blog post last week.
During a briefing with reporters at the company’s DevDay event on Monday, Altman said some users complained that Sora was too restrictive. The company asked for patience as it determines best practices.
“Please show us some grace,” Altman said. “The rate of change will be high.”
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