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OpenAI launches Sora 2 video model and social network, Anthropic releases Claude 4.5 Sonnet

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OpenAI has unveiled Sora 2, an upgraded video and audio generation model that enhances physical world modeling and introduces character consistency for real-world element injection. This release coincides with OpenAI's launch of a new social network app, Sora, designed around user-generated video content and control over likeness. Concurrently, Anthropic has released Claude 4.5 Sonnet, a model boasting improved intelligence, efficiency, and agentic capabilities, which demonstrates strong performance on various benchmarks. AI

RANK_REASON New model release from a tier-1 lab (OpenAI) with significant capability improvements and a new product launch (social network).

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OpenAI launches Sora 2 video model and social network, Anthropic releases Claude 4.5 Sonnet

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  1. Smol AINews TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Sora 2: new video+audio model and OpenAI's first Social Network

    **Sora 2** released with improvements on physical world video modeling and a new "character consistency" feature allowing real-world element injection from a single video. The model powers a new **Sora social network** app with profiles, DMs, and viral videos, emphasizing user co…

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