ChatGPT app could soon generate AI videos with Sora
Mar 01, 2025 - digitaltrends.com
OpenAI is planning to integrate its Sora text-to-video generation tool into the ChatGPT app, expanding its availability beyond the current web client exclusive to paid users. This move aims to enhance ChatGPT's offerings and drive subscriptions, as Sora access will remain exclusive to ChatGPT Plus and Pro customers. The integration is part of OpenAI's strategy to stay competitive in the AI market, with other upgrades like the rollout of the GPT-4.5 model and the expansion of the Deep Research tool to ChatGPT Plus subscribers. Additionally, OpenAI's Operator tool, which autonomously handles tasks, is being expanded to more markets and is currently exclusive to ChatGPT Pro subscribers.
In other developments, Perplexity has introduced a free Deep Research tool, competing with similar offerings from OpenAI and Google Gemini. Concerns have been raised about AI-generated news potentially causing bank runs, as highlighted by a U.K. study. Meanwhile, Elon Musk, a former OpenAI founder, has expressed dissatisfaction with OpenAI's shift towards a profit-driven model and has offered to buy its non-profit arm, contingent on the organization halting its for-profit ambitions.
Key takeaways:
OpenAI plans to integrate its Sora text-to-video generation tool into the ChatGPT app, expanding its availability beyond the web client.
OpenAI's new AI model, GPT-4.5, and the computationally-intensive Deep Research tool are being rolled out to ChatGPT Plus subscribers.
The Operator tool, exclusive to ChatGPT Pro subscribers, can autonomously handle tasks by crawling the web and executing requests without user input.
Elon Musk has submitted a bid to buy OpenAI's non-profit arm but will withdraw if OpenAI maintains its for-profit ambitions.
