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Generative video creator Sora is dead along with $1 billion Disney content deal

The controversial Sora AI video app is being shuttered, but OpenAI isn’t done with generated video. Even so, Disney won’t be moving forward with its content deal as a result.

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Sora will be shuttered by OpenAI

Sora was a video platform formatted like TikTok where people could share their generated videos and swipe through others. The video generation was controversial from the get-go, as users could easily generate videos of copyrighted characters in compromising situations.

The platform saw a big burst in interest that immediately waned after legal action forced those copyrighted characters to get pulled. The Sora app launchd in late 2024 and will soon be shuttered.

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