OpenAI bids ‘goodbye’ to Sora months after launch of viral AI video generation service — what’s behind the move?

ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Wednesday abruptly announced that it would be shutting down its AI video generator Sora, six months after the launch of its stand-alone app for creating hyper-realistic AI videos.

“To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you,” the Sora team wrote in a post on X, adding, “What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing.”