Dec 9 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Monday it has released

its artificial intelligence model, which creates video from

text, to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users, expanding its foray into

multimodal AI technologies.

The Microsoft ( MSFT )-backed company, which kicked off a

generative AI craze with the launch of its ChatGPT chatbot in

November 2022, aims to target similar text-to-video tools from

Meta and Alphabet's Google, along with

Stability AI's Stable Video Diffusion.

The AI model, named Sora, was first introduced in February,

but its access was limited to safety testers in its research

preview phase. It is now available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users

as Sora Turbo at no additional cost.

"We're working on tailored pricing for different types of

users, which we plan to make available early next year," the

company said in a blog post.

Users will be able to generate videos up to 1080p

resolution, up to 20 seconds long and in widescreen, vertical or

square aspect ratios.

OpenAI said while Sora would not yet be available in EU

countries, Switzerland and the UK, the AI model would be

accessible in other regions where ChatGPT is present.

The company also said it will block the creation and upload

of damaging forms of abuse, such as child sexual abuse materials

and sexual deepfakes, on Sora to prevent its misuse.

"Uploads of people will be limited at launch, but we intend

to roll the feature out to more users as we refine our deepfake

mitigations," it said.