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OpenAI Shuts Down AI Video App Sora Amid Criticism

3/25/2026

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OpenAI Closes Sora
  • OpenAI has discontinued its AI video-generation app Sora, launched in 2024, to focus on robotics and AI developments.
  • OpenAI is ending its content partnership with The Walt Disney Company that allowed users to create Disney-character videos.
  • Sora faced criticism over copyright issues and competition from other AI video makers, including Seedance from China.
  • OpenAI said the closure will not affect its image-making tools on ChatGPT.