This is the job OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he'd do if AI ever replaces him

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Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI, photographed in Berlin
Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI, photographed in Berlin

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OpenAI's Sora officially hits No. 1 on Apple's App Store

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OpenAI's Sora app topped the Apple App Store charts days after its release.

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OpenAI enters a special new phase of extreme influence

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Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI, photographed in Berlin
Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI, photographed in Berlin

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Sora 2 makes me realize the AI future really is here. It's wonderful — and terrifying.

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Sora 2 with Katie and Sam Altman
Sora 2 can make videos of me flying a dragon or Sam Altman robbing a store. They look real — which is fun, and also terrifying.

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Don't believe those videos showing Sam Altman stealing GPUs from Target or rapping about OpenAI — it's Sora 2

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Sam Altman attended the Sun Valley Conference in July 2025.
OpenAI launched Sora 2, an AI video and audio generation app that allows users to upload their likeness and use it in AI videos. CEO Sam Altman was one of the first to try it.

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OpenAI's SaaS era has begun. Here are the companies in the firing line.

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, meeting officials in Berlin.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, meeting officials in Berlin.

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OpenAI Is Now Worth More on Paper Than SpaceX, Catches Up to Elon Musk Himself

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CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the Sun Valley lodge for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 8, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

I'm addicted to Sora 2! I can't stop making AI slop videos.

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The author on Sora AI Images, Here I am, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for blogging and being a Dunkin' brand spokesperson (all fake, made by Sora 2).
Here I am, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for blogging and being a Dunkin' brand spokesperson (all fake, made by Sora 2).

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Could making silly AI videos of your friends be social media's next frontier? Let's talk about OpenAI's Sora.

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Two screengrabs of Sora videos, one of Geoff and Sydney in front of a laptop, the other of them holding microphones in Central Park.
Sora-generated videos of Geoff Weiss and Sydney Bradley collaborating on this story.

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Sora 2 invite frenzy is leading some people to resell codes for OpenAI's new AI app on eBay

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OpenAI is limiting initial access to its newly launched Sora app

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