OpenAI Discontinues Sora AI Video Generator, Ends Disney Collaboration, Prioritizes ChatGPT and Spud Model
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OpenAI Discontinues Sora AI Video Generator, Ends Disney Partnership
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CNBC TV18•25-03-2026, 07:05
OpenAI Discontinues Sora AI Video Generator, Ends Disney Partnership
•OpenAI is discontinuing its Sora AI video generator six months after its high-profile launch, simplifying its AI product portfolio.
•The partnership between OpenAI and Walt Disney Co., centered on Sora, is also winding down.
•Disney had agreed to license iconic characters and take a $1 billion stake in OpenAI via stock warrants.
•The move coincides with OpenAI's push to streamline its product lineup, focusing on a new desktop application for ChatGPT, coding tools, and web browser.
•CEO Sam Altman stated the company will focus on AI agents and a new AI model called Spud, expected in weeks.
