OpenAI Discontinues Sora AI Video Generator Citing Compute Demands, Affecting Disney Deal
OpenAI has announced the closure of its AI video generator, Sora, just three months after signing a multiyear deal with Disney. The decision is driven by OpenAI's pivot to prioritize key projects and surging AI compute demands, impacting Disney's investment plans.
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OpenAI Is Shutting Down Sora, Its A.I. Video Generator
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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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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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