Gabriel Petersson
Gabriel Petersson
Research scientist on the Sora team at OpenAI — building state-of-the-art video & audio generation systems.
Projects
Ideas brought to life. A look at the products, companies, and creative works built from the ground up.
Sora 2 (OpenAI)
Core research and engineering contributor to Sora 2 — OpenAI’s video & audio generation model and the Sora iOS app (demoed in OpenAI's Sora 2 launch). Credited on OpenAI's Sora 2 release page.
Sora app demos / cameos
Created demo videos and cameos (including ones featuring his own likeness and colleagues) that showcased Sora 2 capabilities during the product launch and in social media demos.
Poweruser UI for ChatGPT (GitHub projects)
Several developer projects and tools published to GitHub including a Poweruser UI for ChatGPT and other experimental repos. User profile contains multiple repos and demos.
fast-grid (high-performance DOM-based web table)
A high-performance DOM-based web table demo (fast-grid) referenced from his GitHub profile and project pages; an example of product engineering and front-end performance work.
In the Spotlight
A collection of articles, interviews, and viral content where achievements have been shared.
Recognitions
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O-1A Visa
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Credited contributor — OpenAI Sora 2 release
2025-09Named among the Sora 2 research contributors in OpenAI's official Sora 2 announcement.
Featured in national press for Sora 2 demos
2025-09Quoted or referenced in NBC News, PCMag, Business Insider and others for Sora 2 demos and commentary.
Work Experience
Key roles that defined the journey.
Research Sora
2024 - PresentResearch and engineering on video & audio generation models (Sora). Credited on the Sora 2 release and active in product demos for the launch.
Software Engineer
(dates not publicly listed)Engineering work at Midjourney (image-generation company) prior to joining OpenAI; cited in profiles and interviews.
Founding Engineer
(dates not publicly listed)Early engineering role at Dataland — contributed to performant web table and frontend infrastructure (referenced on GitHub profile and profiles).
Founding team / Engineer
Early career (age ~17 onward)Founding team member working on product recommender systems using computer vision and NLP; part of the early startup experience that launched his engineering career.
Membership
Affiliations and memberships in prestigious organizations and communities.
Core member of OpenAI’s internal Sora research team working on video and audio generation.
Worked at or with YC-backed startups (Depict.ai, Dataland) — experience connected to the YC ecosystem through early-stage companies.
Featured as a client/customer in Plymouth Street case materials; Plymouth Street also provided visa-advisory / application support context in public profiles.
Education
Academic foundation and learning journey.
Erik Dahlbergsgymnasiet
2017-2019Secondary education (no university degree listed)
Attended 2017–2019. Gabriel is notable for moving into engineering and product roles without completing a university degree.
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