ChatGPT Images 2: Why OpenAI Built a New Image Model After Killing Sora

Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content we consume on social media and affecting the people behind the screens. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in media and journalism. You can reach her at kchedraoui@cnet.com.

A lot has changed in the AI industry in the four months since OpenAI released ChatGPT Images 1.5. We've seen a heated race to build agentic tools, an unprecedented deal with the Pentagon and unending AI slop. 

Now, OpenAI is back in the generative media game. The company announced on Tuesday that it's releasing ChatGPT Images 2, its next-generation image model.