Sam Altman defends OpenAI’s Sora rollout: From ‘cure for cancer’ to AI slop videos

OpenAI has launched a new social media app called Sora, designed for users to create and share short AI-generated videos. Positioned as a direct competitor to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels, the app quickly gained attention, sparking a wave of mixed reactions online within hours of its debut.

Some users praised the innovation, while others criticised the move, even creating memes about it. One post on X showed an image of Sam Altman with the text: “I’m doing it because I love it”, poking fun at the timing of the launch. The post…