Overview
- OpenAI said on X it is closing Sora, its app that created videos from text prompts, and it will also turn off the underlying video model and its APIs.
- Sam Altman has paused work on video products, including a developer version of Sora and planned video features in ChatGPT, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- Multiple outlets reported Disney has walked away from a December €1 billion agreement that would have licensed hundreds of its characters for Sora videos.
- Sora drew sustained copyright complaints because it let people generate clips using famous characters without the rights holders’ consent or paid licenses.
- OpenAI says it will now focus on autonomous agent tech, apply its video-training methods to robotics, and consolidate services into a single productivity app.