In a dramatic U-turn, OpenAI Group PBC has announced it’s discontinuing its vaunted Sora AI video application, just months after rolling out a massive update. The decision comes in the wake of declining interest in the generative artificial intelligence video platform,

OpenAI’s Sora shutdown exposes questions for AI video, from Disney and creator rights to world models, robotics, agency workflows and the future of generative filmmaking.

Sora’s shutdown marks OpenAI’s shift toward a unified ChatGPT super app while competitors like Google push stronger video models.

March 24 (Reuters) - OpenAI is discontinuing its video generation tool Sora, the company said on Tuesday, in a surprise move by the ChatGPT maker as it sharpens its focus on enterprise offerings ahead of a potential market debut later this year.

OpenAI has quietly shut down Sora, its short-form AI video app that promised to let anyone create viral videos from text prompts, after just six months.

Nothing wants to make an ecosystem of AI-generated apps, but it has a long way to go. Nothing wants to make an ecosystem of AI-generated apps, but it has a long way to go. is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow