US EditionWhy OpenAI's Pivot After Sora and Disney Deal Is a Surprising One
Sam Altman said the move was driven by compute constraints, and Disney has shelved a planned $1 billion investment after the shutdown.
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Sam Altman’s Open AI “Working Hard With Disney To Find A World Where They Can Still Do Something Amazing” Post Sora
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company abruptly shuttered its Sora video platform to focus on its “compute and our product capacity,” acknowledging that in the process he scuttled a landmark partnership with Disney which had agreed to invest $1 billion in the AI video generation tool. “I love Sora, I love generating videos, and […]
Sam Altman Felt ‘Terrible’ Telling Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro About OpenAI’s Decision to Kill Off Sora, Says Companies Still Looking to Collaborate
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 'felt terrible' breaking the news to Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro that the AI giant was killing off the Sora video-gen platform before Disney was able to launch its characters in the system.
The deal with Disney was three years old, so why did Sam Altman put his arm?
Why OpenAI Is Shutting Down Its Video Generation App, Sora
OpenAI is pulling the plug on Sora, its TikTok-like AI video app that let users create imaginative clips from text prompts and cast themselves in the action. Sora initially attracted massive interest, reporting one million downloads in the first five days, and skyrocketing to the top of the App Store’s Chart. However, since November 2025, the number of monthly downloads has been steadily declining. While users were initially able to generate vi…
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