December 2024Model Release
Sora Public Launch
OpenAITen months after the preview that broke the internet, Sora finally launches for ChatGPT Plus and Pro users. The hype has cooled considerably. Competitors like Veo 2, Gen-3 Alpha, and Kling have closed the quality gap. The lesson is sobering: in AI, a year is a lifetime. The model that seemed impossibly ahead in February is merely competitive by December.
Part of 2024 · The Great Convergence
Last updated October 2, 2026