OpenAI reportedly plans to launch TikTok-like app with Sora 2 launch

One TikTok isn’t enough. Instagram needs a TikTok (Reels). YouTube needs a TikTok (Shorts). LinkedIn needs a TikTok (without a fun name). So, of course, OpenAI needs a TikTok, too — but, it seems, with even more AI slop than you can possibly imagine.

According to a report from Wired, OpenAI is gearing up to release a social media app that “closely resembles” TikTok, with a swipe-to-scroll vertical video feed.

The main difference is that the AI videos you’re seeing on TikTok and Reels and Shorts will be the only content of OpenAI’s app. According to Wired’s report, users won’t even be able to upload their own photos or videos from their own camera roll — instead, they’ll have to use Sora 2 to generate clips that are 10 seconds or shorter, copyright allowing.

Of course, you can make it a little weirder and a little bit more social by verifying your identity within the app and letting Sora 2 use your likeness for the short videos it creates, Wired reported.

OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Mashable, and the timeline for when — or if — this app goes public isn’t entirely clear. For now, if you really want to soak up some AI slop, might I recommend the feed on the Meta AI app?

Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.