OpenAI Will Shut Down Sora Video App; Disney Drops Plans for $1 Billion Investment
Disney, which had inked a major pact for Sora, said it 'will continue to engage with AI platforms to find new ways to meet fans where they are'
OpenAI said it will discontinue Sora, the generative-AI video creation app it launched last year, without providing a reason for the decision.
“We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing,” OpenAI’s Sora team said in a statement Tuesday.
The statement added, “We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work.” OpenAI didn’t respond to requests for additional info.
Source and more: https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/openai-shutting-down-sora-video-disney-1236698277/
Could be the beginning of the end of AI...
Disney, which had inked a major pact for Sora, said it 'will continue to engage with AI platforms to find new ways to meet fans where they are'
OpenAI said it will discontinue Sora, the generative-AI video creation app it launched last year, without providing a reason for the decision.
“We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing,” OpenAI’s Sora team said in a statement Tuesday.
The statement added, “We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work.” OpenAI didn’t respond to requests for additional info.
Source and more: https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/openai-shutting-down-sora-video-disney-1236698277/
Could be the beginning of the end of AI...