OpenAI Launches Sora Character Cameos for Advanced AI Animation

OpenAI has significantly expanded its Sora AI video app with the introduction of "Character Cameos," a feature allowing users to create reusable AI-generated characters from any video, including pets, objects, and fictional personas. This update democratizes high-fidelity animation and storytelling by enabling users to prototype characters and narratives without the traditional costs and timelines of CGI, thus opening new commercial opportunities. Alongside character cameos, the app now supports video stitching for combining multiple clips into longer sequences, and community leaderboards highlight the most remixed videos and popular characters. Users can customize character permissions, choosing whether to keep them private, share with followers, or make them public, with the feature launching alongside pre-made and themed characters. OpenAI has temporarily lifted invitation restrictions for users in select countries, broadening accessibility. However, the rollout has drawn legal scrutiny, as the celebrity video platform Cameo filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against OpenAI over the use of the term "cameo."