Briefly
- Sora 2 TOS says deleting Sora additionally wipes all ChatGPT + API information completely.
- Customers can’t reuse their electronic mail or telephone after deletion.
- OpenAI mentioned it’s creating a separate Sora deletion characteristic.
Deleting an account on OpenAI’s new Sora 2 app isn’t only a button faucet—it’s some extent of no return.
OpenAI warns in its phrases of service that when a person deletes their Sora profile, all linked information, together with dialog historical past and API utilization throughout ChatGPT and Sora, is completely erased.
That degree of finality issues as Sora 2 has mushroomed on-line alongside OpenAI’s push into new merchandise like an AI agent buying characteristic with Shopify.
In keeping with the TOS, as soon as a person’s electronic mail or telephone quantity is eliminated, the account can by no means be reused. The corporate hasn’t publicly defined why Sora’s deletion guidelines prolong to ChatGPT accounts, nevertheless it mentioned it’s engaged on separating the 2 programs.
“We’re dedicated to giving folks clear methods to handle their OpenAI accounts, and you may delete yours at this time,” OpenAI mentioned in an announcement. “We’re additionally engaged on a approach to delete your Sora account individually, and we’ll let folks know as quickly as that’s accessible.”
The present phrases of service for Sora 2, nevertheless, name deleting an account everlasting and can’t be undone.
“All of your information, together with profile, conversations, and API utilization throughout ChatGPT and Sora, will likely be eliminated,” Sora 2’s phrases defined. “You can not reuse the identical electronic mail or telephone quantity for a brand new account. Should you’ve been utilizing ChatGPT with the API, this entry can even be deleted.”
The debut of Sora 2 comes amid a surge of AI-generated content material, avatars, and different “AI slop” flooding the web.
OpenAI first launched Sora in February 2024 as a browser-based characteristic inside ChatGPT. With the discharge of the standalone Sora 2 app on Tuesday, entry shifted from net to cellular. The app nonetheless requires an invitation code as a result of it hasn’t been rolled out to most of the people.
In contrast to the primary Sora mannequin, the invite-only Sora 2 on iOS launched “cameos” that allow customers insert themselves into AI-generated scenes after a fast video to confirm likeness and voice. On its first day, customers produced NSFW sex-toy advertisements, anime romance parodies, and deepfakes of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
it’s method much less unusual to look at a feed stuffed with memes of your self than i assumed it could be.
undecided what to make of this.
— Sam Altman (@sama) October 1, 2025
Whereas OpenAI works to decouple Sora 2 from ChatGPT, deletion stays irreversible—that means customers who delete by mistake may lose not solely their AI-generated movies but in addition entry to OpenAI’s flagship chatbot.
Tying Sora 2 to ChatGPT raises the stakes for anybody testing Sora’s new options, as critics argue OpenAI is drifting from its mission of making protected, broadly useful AI, towards memes and viral leisure.
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