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OpenAI announced it is shutting down its Sora AI video app, launched in September 2024, to redirect computing resources toward other priorities, including robotics and so-called agentic AI systems capable of completing tasks autonomously.

OpenAI announced it is shutting down its Sora AI video app, launched in September 2024, to redirect computing resources toward other priorities, including robotics and so-called agentic AI systems capable of completing tasks autonomously.

The closure ends a $1 billion agreement between OpenAI and Disney, announced roughly three months prior, under which Disney planned to license more than 200 characters for use in Sora. The deal never closed and no money changed hands.

The closure ends a $1 billion agreement between OpenAI and Disney, announced roughly three months prior, under which Disney planned to license more than 200 characters for use in Sora. The deal never closed and no money changed hands.

Disney said it "respect[s] OpenAI's decision to exit the video generation business," and added it would continue engaging with AI platforms to find ways to use the technology while protecting intellectual property and creators' rights.

Disney said it "respect[s] OpenAI's decision to exit the video generation business," and added it would continue engaging with AI platforms to find ways to use the technology while protecting intellectual property and creators' rights.

According to a person familiar with the matter, Disney teams were working with OpenAI on a Sora-linked project Monday evening, only to be informed 30 minutes later that OpenAI was discontinuing the tool — a move one source described as "a big rug-pull."

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According to a person familiar with the matter, Disney teams were working with OpenAI on a Sora-linked project Monday evening, only to be informed 30 minutes later that OpenAI was discontinuing the tool — a move one source described as "a big rug-pull."

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the Sora team would shift focus to robotics and a new AI model called Spud. The company is also consolidating its ChatGPT chatbot, coding tool and browser into a single application.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the Sora team would shift focus to robotics and a new AI model called Spud. The company is also consolidating its ChatGPT chatbot, coding tool and browser into a single application.

The Sora app had faced criticism over the potential for generating deepfakes and nonconsensual images, and OpenAI was required to add controls after an outcry over AI-generated videos of public figures including Michael Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr.

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