OpenAI’s video generating app, Sora surged to one million downloads in under five days after its launch, surpassing the initial milestone achieved by its predecessor, ChatGPT, according to company statements and market 0 to the data, Sora has experienced a bigger first week on the iOS compared to ChatGPT, which debuted in November 2022 to immediate success, which spurred a wave of generative AI developments across the 1 data shows that Sora saw 627,000 downloads on iOS during its first seven days of availability while ChatGPT recorded 606,000 downloads in its first 2 rises to first position on App Store Although access to Sora is still currently limited and on an invite only basis compared to ChatGPT’s public rollout, the App experienced a significant jump to number one position on the App Store, reflecting a strong appetite for video generating technology on the market.
OpenAI’s head of Sora, Bill Peebles explained this milestone in a post on X. “Sora hit 1M app downloads in 3 is currently available in the US and Canada on iOS and started its sky-rocketing on its first day, which is 30 4 to TechCrunch, data from app intelligence provider Appfigures shows that it quickly rose to occupy third position on the US App Store with 56,000 5 October 3, it had jumped to occupy the first position, as its fast adoption put it ahead of other AI models’ launches like Microsoft’s Copilot and Anthropic’s 6 ChatGPT was only available in the US, data from Appfigures show that Canada accounted for 45,000 of the video-generating app initial 7 to TechCrunch , this reflects that even on US only basis, its launch was almost at par with ChatGPT, highlighting the strong 8 receives mixed reactions form the market Responding to Peebles’ post, some enthusiasts had mixed feelings about the 9 commended OpenAI for the app, explaining how they “absolutely love Sora 2.” One user remarked that while the app experienced “incredible growth,” they were waiting to see how the team would “address the moderation balance.” “The fact it outpaced ChatGPT even with geographic restrictions speaks volumes about demand for accessible video generation,” said one user identified as Timur 10 feel it still leaves a lot to be desired calling for the team to “make it less complex,” as it is still “really very messy, crowded with many features right now.” Already, Sora’s impact is being felt across social media 11 created using the new Sora 2 model are flooding social media, captivating users, as well as igniting debates as the model can easily create realistic 12 comes as users have also resorted to creating deepfake videos even of dead 13 Williams, the late Robin William’s daughter is one individual concerned by the controversial use of the 14 publicly asked people to stop sending her AI generated videos of her late father, stressing the complex ethical questions around the 15 data shows that Sora has maintained a strong momentum since its peak of 107,800 daily downloads achieved on October 16 data also shows that daily installs have stabilized to a range between 84,400 and 98,500, which still remains high for an app that is still not available publicly, which according to TechCrunch shows OpenAI’s huge success in its venture into consumer 17 seen where it 18 in Cryptopolitan Research and reach crypto’s sharpest investors and builders.
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