Why Sora 2 By OpenAI Is Freaking Out The Movie Industry

The launch of OpenAI’s Sora 2 text-to-video generation kicked off another round of anxiety among intellectual property holders in the United States. Major Hollywood studios objected to OpenAI’s copyright policies, leading to changes in how the model handles prompts for certain sensitive categories of generated content. CNBC’s Julia Boorstin tested Sora to find out what the new model is capable of.

Correspondent: Julia Boorstin
Produced by: Stephen Desaulniers
Edited by: Carlos Waters
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
Additional Footage: Getty Images, OpenAI

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Why Sora 2 By OpenAI Is Freaking Out The Movie Industry

Post from CNBC on October 10, 2025

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