OpenAI Sora adds character cameos and video stitching
OpenAI’s Sora app introduces reusable “character cameos” and video stitching capabilities, along with leaderboards, for its AI-generated videos in the US, Canada, Japan, and Korea.
These character cameos, part of the Sora 2 video generator, expand on existing features allowing users to create AI deepfakes of themselves. The updated functionality enables users to apply these capabilities to subjects like pets, illustrations, and toys. The feature launches with pre-made characters for immediate use in videos.
Introducing character cameos, now available in the Sora app. pic.twitter.com/k1R4FdCRPV
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) October 29, 2025
OpenAI’s latest Sora release notes clarify character permissions: “Once created, each character comes with its own permissions, separate from your personal likeness: keep it just for yourself, share it with mutual followers, or open it to everyone on Sora.” Users can assign a display name and handle to their character and tag it for appearance in videos.
The company states that character cameos can be generated using “an original persona” created within Sora. Details remain unclear regarding the feature’s acceptance of fictional individuals generated by external AI tools or the permissible level of photorealism for such creations. OpenAI has not specified how Sora would differentiate between AI-generated fictional people and images of real individuals if outside AI-generated people are permitted. This update follows a trademark infringement lawsuit filed against OpenAI by celebrity video platform Cameo concerning the use of “cameo” in Sora app features.
Sora introduces video stitching, allowing users to combine multiple videos for longer, multi-scene clips. Leaderboards will showcase the most remixed videos and frequently cameoed users and characters. OpenAI has made the Sora app more accessible “for a limited time,” removing the invitation code requirement for users in the US, Canada, Japan, and Korea.
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