OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora AI video tool, ends Disney partnership

TL;DR
OpenAI is discontinuing Sora, its AI video generator initially popular after a standalone app launch, amid safety concerns and the end of a three-year Disney licensing deal. The company plans to share a shutdown timeline and guidance on saving user-created videos, following criticism over harmful content and copyright issues.
- OpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcement The Guardian
- Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters Sora The Hollywood Reporter
- OpenAI Is Shutting Down Sora, Its A.I. Video Generator The New York Times
- OpenAI drops AI video tool Sora, startling Disney, sources say Reuters
- Exclusive | OpenAI Scraps Sora Video Platform Months After Launch WSJ
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