OpenAI Discontinues Sora AI Video Generator, Affecting Disney Deal
OpenAI has announced the closure of its AI video generator, Sora, just months after a multiyear deal with Disney, a decision driven by a strategic pivot to prioritize key projects and surging AI compute demands.
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OpenAI Is Shutting Down Sora, Its A.I. Video Generator
The start-up said it would discontinue Sora just three months after signing a multiyear deal to bring Disney characters to the service.
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CEO Sam Altman is shifting AI start-up’s strategy to focus on its core products
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OpenAI said it's closing Sora, the short-form video app that went viral after its launch six months ago
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OpenAI CEO of Applications Fidji Simo JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images OpenAI pivots from a broad focus to prioritize key projects, shelving the Sora AI video app. CEO of Applications, Fidji Simo, is pushing OpenAI to focus more. Surging AI compute demand is forcing OpenAI to prioritize revenue-generating projects like ChatGPT. Earlier this month, Fidji Simo laid out a sharper strategy for OpenAI: the startup's everything era is over. Now, it's about focus. "We cannot miss this moment becaus...
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Read full article →Sora shutting down: OpenAI closing AI video-making app draws sharp reactions; Disney exits investment deal
Sora, the AI video-generating app from OpenAI is closing down, it announced in a statement and Disney is reportedly set to exit the investment deal with OpenAI.
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Sam Altman’s OpenAI has shut down its controversial video generation app Sora, the company announced Tuesday. As a result, Disney has exited the $1 billion investment deal it made last year with OpenAI that would have allowed Sora to license Disney-owned characters and content.
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