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Tom's Guide
6 days ago
- Tom's Guide
ChatGPT-5 is delayed — but these 5 features could make the wait worth it
GPT-5 seems to keep getting further and further away. At one point, we were expecting it in the summer. Then it was July, and then the start of August. Now, a few days into August, still no GPT-5. Of course, this doesn't necessarily mean we've got long to wait. Reviewers are testing GPT-5 now, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has made repeated claims about his use of it and how strong its performance has been. In fact, all signs still suggest an August release. But, OpenAI has a lot going on right now, and it's no stranger to delays, often pushing products and models back months at a time. On August 2, Altman posted on X saying: 'We have a ton of stuff to launch over the next couple of months — new models, products, features, and more. Please bear with us through some probable hiccups and capacity crunches.' we have a ton of stuff to launch over the next couple of months--new models, products, features, and bear with us through some probable hiccups and capacity crunches. although it may be slightly choppy, we think you'll really love what we've created for you!August 2, 2025 GPT-5 is likely to be the company's biggest launch ever, and therefore one the company wants to get right. But even if it is delayed, GPT-5 will be worth waiting for, launching with a bunch of cool new features. Sora 2 A recent leak suggested that, with GPT-5, we could finally see the launch of Sora 2. This would be the second iteration of OpenAI's video creation tool. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. The first Sora model had a fairly short life. It appeared, made headlines, and was quickly beaten by the competition. Since then, OpenAI seems to have put it on the back burner. Improved memory With any major update to an AI model, one of the first and most noticeable changes is in its memory. With GPT-5, the model (if you let it) is likely to better remember key details about you and past conversations. This could include your personality type, preferences, and opinions on key topics. A lot of people will have love-hate relationships with this kind of update. The likes of Claude and Le Chat have steered clear of giving their AI models too much memory. OpenAI on the other hand has lent into it. Better coding One of the big pushes right now in the world of AI models is for improved coding abilities. Chatbots are able to code entire apps, build databases and solve coding problems with surprising ease. However, they can keep getting better and GPT-5 will be a change for OpenAI to take the spot as the best coding chatbot. Agentic ChatGPT recently launched its agent tool, letting ChatGPT make actions on your behalf. This could be booking restaurant tables, finding the latest deals on laptops and buying one or simply checking your calendar. With GPT-5, we'll likely see improvements to this tool, letting you complete more complicated actions. More conversational Chatbots, while more natural-sounding than ever, continue to talk like robots. With GPT-5 and other competitors big changes, we're seeing more natural versions of chatbots pop up. With this latest version, we could see ChatGPT take on different voices and personalities for different situations, or simply speak in a more natural, conversational way when prompting.
Tom's Guide
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
ChatGPT with GPT 5 tipped for Sora 2 upgrade — here's everything we know
ChatGPT's GPT-5 upgrade is lurking right around the corner. OpenAI is hinting at it, and predictions are flooding in, both for the release day and what new features will come with it. And one new prediction could be the most exciting yet. Tibor Blaho, known for his AI predictions and insights on X, hinted at a possible update to OpenAI's Sora. He posted a screenshot of host names on which shows files with the names 'Sora 2'. Sora is OpenAI's video generator. It was originally launched back in December 2024 and, at the time, was one of the biggest jumps forward for AI video we'd seen. However, things have moved on since then, and Sora hasn't changed all that much. In fact, it has steadily been pushed to the back of the line by the likes of Google's Veo 3, as well as lesser-known competitors including Kling 2, Runway, and Moonvalley. Including an update to Sora alongside GPT-5 would seem logical. AI video is moving fast, and OpenAI won't want to get left behind. While it isn't yet confirmed, there are some features that we would expect to see from a new version of Sora. Sora 2? 21, 2025 Sora does not understand human movement. Lots of clips that you'll see from the current version depict people melting into each other, arms disappearing and bodies warping through the ground. There are a lot of reasons for this, but the big one is that AI models don't completely understand physics. They've been trained on video clips, but not the underlying explanations of those clips. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. For example, footage of a man surfing makes sense in theory, but it can be hard to replicate this if you don't understand the way humans interact with water. Equally, training on video is a lot more complicated than images. Movement can be different every time you see it, and this can cause confusion for recreating the complexities of human movement. This doesn't mean it is impossible to fix. More advanced AI video models are getting close to nailing this problem, and Sora 2 could, in theory, do that too. One of the biggest factors that gave Veo 3 a lead in the market is its addition of audio with video clips. The earlier AI video generators (like Sora) were designed to just replicate video. However, more recent alternatives have begun to bring AI-generated audio into the fold as well. To make Sora 2 more competitive, OpenAI is likely to bring a feature like this into the mix. They have experimented with creating AI audio in the past but have been somewhat silent on this venture since. Where OpenAI could stand out with Sora 2 is in the length of its generated clips. Most generators are only able to produce videos between four and eight seconds at a time. However, some competitors are slowly starting to nudge this number upwards. OpenAI could be one of the companies to do this first. If they were able to do this, it would almost definitely be locked behind OpenAI's most expensive plan, considering how expensive longer video generation is and the energy costs it requires. A more recent change that is being noted in the world of AI video is an increase in the quality of the footage. Moonvalley, a company offering copyright-free AI video generation, is making waves with the quality of its footage. By training exclusively on high-quality videos, it can offer footage of only a certain resolution and above. While OpenAI is unlikely to go as far as this, improvements in both training and the technology powering the tool could see Sora 2 offering much higher quality in its video. Of course, this is tricky to blend with the longer length video mentioned above and would most likely end up being separate features.
