Sam Altman, chief executive officer (CEO) of OpenAI and inventor of the AI software ChatGPT.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
  • OpenAI's Sam Altman unveiled a new video-generating tool called Sora.
  • Sora creates realistic videos based on user prompts, including images and longer videos.
  • The tool, currently undergoing safety tests, generated a user-requested video of podcasting golden retrievers. 

OpenAI's Sam Altman is taking requests for his new video-generating tool.

The AI company behind ChatGPT announced the new tool, Sora, on Thursday. It's designed to create realistic videos based on user prompts. People can offer up existing images with their prompts or longer videos, the company said.