OpenAI Discontinues Sora Video Generation Tool and Ends Disney Partnership
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· 2 sourcesOpenAI is discontinuing its Sora video generation tool and app, and ending its recently announced $1 billion licensing deal with Disney, The Verge reported. The company will wind down both the Sora app and API access for developers, with no plans to integrate the feature into ChatGPT as previously rumored. Hacker News noted that Disney is exiting its investment deal with OpenAI as a result, marking a significant shift in OpenAI's business strategy away from video generation technology.
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Summary
OpenAI is discontinuing its Sora video generation tool and app, and ending its recently announced $1 billion licensing deal with Disney. The company announced it will wind down both the TikTok-like Sora app and API access for developers, with no plans to integrate the feature into ChatGPT as previously rumored.
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· 4 pulledOpenAI announced 'We're saying goodbye to Sora,' the video generation tool that it launched at the end of 2024
OpenAI boss Sam Altman had informed staff that both the TikTok-like Sora app and API access for developers would be discontinued
The deal Disney announced in December, saying it would invest $1 billion
OpenAI will wind down its Sora video generating AI model and app, and end a recently-announced deal with Disney
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