OpenAI said Tuesday that it will shut down Sora, its AI video-generation platform, discontinuing an app that allowed users to create short videos from text prompts.
The decision ends the company’s standalone generative video product and appears to disrupt a planned entertainment partnership tied to the technology.
OpenAI said it will share more information soon, including timelines for shutting down the app and its API and details on how users can preserve their work.
The fallout from OpenAI’s announcement has been swift.
The Sora iOS app introduced a social-style video feed where users could generate and share AI-created clips.
It also included “cameos,” a feature that allowed users to insert themselves into AI-generated scenes after recording a short video to capture their likeness and voice.
Sora quickly drew scrutiny as it became widely available.
“This agreement shows how AI companies and creative leaders can work together responsibly to promote innovation that benefits society, respect the importance of creativity, and help works reach vast new audiences,” Altman said in a statement at the time.
Disney said it respects OpenAI’s decision to exit the video-generation business and will continue exploring other ways to work with generative AI.
“We appreciate the constructive collaboration between our teams and what we learned from it, and we will continue to engage with AI platforms to find new ways to meet fans where they are while responsibly embracing new technologies that respect IP and the rights of creators,” a Disney spokesperson reportedly said.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to Decrypt's request for comment.
