OpenAI Will Shut Down Sora Video Platform; Disney Drops Plans for $1B Investment
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- OpenAI discontinues Sora, its generative-AI video creation platform, without providing a reason.
- OpenAI thanks the Sora community and promises more details on timelines and preserving user work.
- Disney ends its partnership with OpenAI, which included a $1 billion stake in the AI company.
- Disney respects OpenAI's decision to exit video generation and will continue exploring AI collaborations.
- Sora 2, launched in late 2025, raised Hollywood concerns due to its opt-out model for copyrighted works.
- Japanese content trade group CODA demanded OpenAI stop using their content to train Sora 2.
- OpenAI previewed Sora in February 2024 and released the first public version in December 2024.
- Disney has sent cease-and-desist letters to Meta, Character.AI, and sued Midjourney and Minimax for copyright infringement.
- ByteDance faced legal threats from studios over its Seedance 2.0 AI system and promised additional safeguards.