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Jernej Furman
Sora mentioned that the company will soon provide additional information regarding the project's closure schedule and how users can preserve their created videos.
The choice to close down was surprising, arriving merely six months after the firm introduced a separate app for sharing created videos in a social media stream, according to The Guardian.
The newspaper reports that OpenAI released Sora to the public at the conclusion of 2024. Nonetheless, the newspaper notes that it was only after Sora 2's release and a separate app in September 2025 that the video generator became popular. Several days post-launch, the video generator secured the number one position in the App Store. According to The Guardian, the video generator has faced backlash for its violent and racist material, deepfakes, misinformation, and the inclusion of copyrighted characters.
OpenAI has not declared the termination of the Sora app, however. On March 23, the firm released a blog entry discussing its initiatives to improve safety in content creation through Sora. It stated that the company aims to enhance the app’s safety for teens and bolster safeguards against harmful content, including sexually explicit material, terrorist propaganda, and promotion of self-harm.
A representative from The Walt Disney Company informed The Guardian that the studio is concluding its collaboration with OpenAI. Last year, the parties reached a three-year agreement, with Walt Disney intending to invest $1 billion in OpenAI and license its characters to Sora.
source: theguardian.com
The choice to close down was surprising, arriving merely six months after the firm introduced a separate app for sharing created videos in a social media stream, according to The Guardian.
The newspaper reports that OpenAI released Sora to the public at the conclusion of 2024. Nonetheless, the newspaper notes that it was only after Sora 2's release and a separate app in September 2025 that the video generator became popular. Several days post-launch, the video generator secured the number one position in the App Store. According to The Guardian, the video generator has faced backlash for its violent and racist material, deepfakes, misinformation, and the inclusion of copyrighted characters.
OpenAI has not declared the termination of the Sora app, however. On March 23, the firm released a blog entry discussing its initiatives to improve safety in content creation through Sora. It stated that the company aims to enhance the app’s safety for teens and bolster safeguards against harmful content, including sexually explicit material, terrorist propaganda, and promotion of self-harm.
A representative from The Walt Disney Company informed The Guardian that the studio is concluding its collaboration with OpenAI. Last year, the parties reached a three-year agreement, with Walt Disney intending to invest $1 billion in OpenAI and license its characters to Sora.
source: theguardian.com
