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OpenAI shuts Sora and ends Disney collaboration
OpenAI has discontinued its AI video app Sora to concentrate on other developments such as robotics, and Disney said it will seek other AI partners while respecting the decision.
Mar 25th 2026 · United States
Insights
- OpenAI discontinued Sora less than two years after its December 2024 launch.
- OpenAI said it will shift focus to other projects, including robotics for physical tasks.
- Disney said it respects the decision and will engage other AI platforms to avoid intellectual property issues.
- Sora had drawn global attention for high-quality AI video generation and sparked copyright and industry concerns.
Sources
- OpenAI’s Sora was the creepiest app on your phone — now it’s shutting down techcrunch.com
- OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video-creation app www.nbcnews.com
- OpenAI ends Disney partnership as it closes Sora video-making tool www.bbc.com
- OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns www.npr.org
- OpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcement www.theguardian.com
- OpenAI to abruptly close Sora video app following backlash over deepfakes and AI slop www.euronews.com
- What Sora’s End Says About OpenAI’s Strategy www.nytimes.com
- The end of Sora also means the end of Disney's $1 billion OpenAI investment arstechnica.com
- OpenAI Enters Its Focus Era by Killing Sora www.wired.com
- OpenAI's Slop Machine Sora Is Dead. We're All Better Off Without It www.cnet.com
- OpenAI now gets to decide which type of product assassin it will become go.theregister.com
- Disney’s big bets on the metaverse and AI slop aren’t going so well www.theverge.com