Sora 2 Ate My Morning

My colleague sent me a Sora 2 invite and I fell down the rabbit hole hard. Not a video tool but a full-blown TikTok for AI content where you can make yourself do literally anything. My colleague? He had a hyper-realistic chat with Shakespeare. Me, the genAI content snob? I spent way too long trying to create a meeting with the ‘rule-breaking’ George Sand, an AI robot eating sushi, and myself magically shaping clay into a masterpiece. Were any of them the best AI videos I've ever seen? Absolutely not. Was I still scrolling this morning watching strangers' deepfakes of Bob Ross? Absolutely yes.

Here's what hit me: OpenAI just weaponized our collective narcissism and curiosity into a social platform, and while everyone's freaking out about copyright and energy costs, they might actually be the right company to figure out how we make this genAI social revolution work. Why? Because they're the only ones reckless enough to launch publicly, break things loudly, and iterate in real-time while we all watch. Messy? Yes. Revolutionary? Also yes.

🔥 This Week's Hot Takes: AI Marketing Edition

SpongeBob Cooking Meth and Fake JFK Speeches: How the Sora 2 Launch Went Sideways (Rolling Stone) – OpenAI's Sora 2 launch turned into a copyright nightmare within days, forcing an emergency switch from opt-out to opt-in for rightsholders. The platform immediately became a deepfake factory, generating everything from Pikachu to extremist content before OpenAI could implement proper guardrails.

OpenAI Sora 2 Launch (OpenAI) – OpenAI unveiled Sora 2 with more realistic and controllable video generation capabilities, including synchronized dialogue and sound effects. The platform functions as a TikTok-like social network exclusively for AI-generated content.

Sora Update #1 (Sam Altman Blog) – Altman acknowledged that users are generating "much more than expected per user" and announced revenue-sharing plans with rightsholders. The rapid iteration approach mirrors early ChatGPT days, with OpenAI planning to apply lessons from Sora across all products.

Adobe Announces General Availability of AI Agents (Adobe Business) – Adobe launched B2B AI agents including Audience Agent, Journey Agent, and Data Insights Agent for Journey Optimizer. These agents help identify buying groups, orchestrate customer journeys, and derive insights from cross-channel data automatically.

AWS Launches Quick Suite (AWS) – Amazon unveiled Quick Suite at $20/user/month, undercutting Microsoft Copilot ($30) and Google Gemini Enterprise ($30). The agentic AI platform connects to 1,000+ apps through Model Context Protocol and runs entirely within company AWS environments.

Google Introduces Gemini Enterprise (Google Cloud Blog) – Google's new "front door for AI in the workplace" starts at $30/seat/month for Enterprise editions and $21 for Business plans. Early adopters include HCA Healthcare, Best Buy, and Virgin Voyages, which deployed 50+ specialized AI agents.

AI Marketing Industry Report 2025 (Social Media Examiner) – Survey of 730+ marketers reveals 60% now use AI daily, with 90% reporting time savings. The report identifies top challenges and practical applications across content creation, with most marketers focused on writing and visual content generation.

The Synthetic Scroll Has Arrived - Marketers Are Watching Nervously (Digiday) – Meta's Vibes feed and OpenAI's Sora mark the shift from social graph to synthetic scroll. Marketers worry about "slop" - an infinite stream of AI-generated content engineered for engagement over meaning.

Building the AI-Ready Marketing Organization (Oracle) – Oracle emphasizes the need for organizations to establish AI guardrails for customer data protection and raise awareness about first-party data handling in AI systems.

Vibe Marketing Was a Joke - Until OpenAI Got Involved (Digiday) – OpenAI's updates position ChatGPT as the operating system for everything, forcing marketers to make content machine-readable and machine-verifiable. Brands must now optimize for "the GPT" as a new audience.

How to Get Smarter with AI in PPC (Search Engine Land) – Practical guide for using AI in paid search emphasizes clear prompting, privacy protection, and human oversight. Includes specific prompts for competitor research and audience analysis that deliver actionable insights.

The AI Marketing Solution That Thinks in Feelings Not Keywords (Forbes) – New AI marketing approaches focus on emotional resonance and vibe-based targeting rather than traditional keyword strategies, reflecting the shift toward more intuitive AI-human interactions.

🧪 The Alchemist's Lab: Tools I've Been Testing

Fellou AI (Fellou.ai)

• Function: Agentic AI browser that automates complex web tasks through natural language

• Marketing Application: Deep market research, competitor analysis, and automated report generation that would typically take days completed in minutes

• Pricing: Currently in beta with early access available

• Key Feature: Can navigate the real web, execute cross-app workflows, and generate comprehensive reports 3.1x faster than OpenAI according to user tests

💼 Industry Moves & Grooves

AWS vs. Google Enterprise AI War Heats Up – Both Amazon and Google launched comprehensive enterprise AI platforms on the same day (October 9, 2025), with AWS Quick Suite at $20/user undercutting Google Gemini Enterprise at $30/user.

Adobe's Cisco Partnership – Cisco emerged as a major early adopter of Adobe's B2B AI agents, using Journey Optimizer B2B Edition to personalize customer experiences and drive pipeline acceleration.

🎓 AI Marketing Master Class Moment

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🤖 AI Whispers (That You'll Want to Shout About)

The race to own the AI workspace is creating a fascinating dynamic: tech giants are simultaneously competing on price (AWS at $20 vs. everyone else at $30) while trying to lock in enterprises before standards emerge. What marketers aren't seeing yet is that we're about to enter the "agent economy" where AI assistants will be your primary audience - not humans. Start thinking about how your brand shows up to machines, not just people.

🏆 My Take: What This Means for Your Marketing

Here's your ONE actionable insight: Stop thinking about AI as a content creation tool and start treating it as your new distribution channel. With Sora 2, Vibes, and enterprise AI agents all launching simultaneously, we're watching the birth of synthetic media ecosystems where AI generates, curates, AND consumes content. Your immediate action: Audit your brand assets and create a "machine-readable truth source" - a verified, structured repository of your brand facts, policies, and claims that AI agents can reference. Without this, you'll be invisible to the AI layer that's rapidly forming between brands and consumers.

🥊 Battle of the Week: Synthetic Content vs. Human Creativity

The Great Slop Debate is here: Is AI-generated content enriching our media diet or turning it into processed junk food? On one side, we have unlimited creative potential - anyone can be a filmmaker, artist, or storyteller. On the other, we're drowning in "content that looks like content but isn't saying anything." My verdict? Both are true. The winners will be brands that use AI to amplify genuine human insight rather than replace it. Think of AI as your sous chef, not your head chef - it preps the ingredients, but you still need to create the recipe.

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That's a wrap on this week's AI marketing alchemy! Keep experimenting, keep transforming, and remember - true magic happens when we blend AI efficiency with human creativity.

Crafted with passion (and a dash of AI alchemy) by Lisa Peyton | AI Marketer, Professor, and Innovator Let's connect in the digital realm: https://linktr.ee/lisapeyton

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