OpenAI Just Shut Down Sora — What This Means for AI Video Generation

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Sora, OpenAI's AI video generator, just posted a farewell message. The tool that was supposed to revolutionize video creation is gone. This is the second major AI shutdown this month (Disney walked away from a major AI deal too). Something is shifting in the AI industry. What Happened Sora launched to massive hype in early 2024. OpenAI showed s of photorealistic videos generated from text prompts - dogs playing in the snow, time-lapse cityscapes, historical recreations.