OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal
March 26, 2026
•BBC_Technology•Moderate impact[key points]
Key points
- •OpenAI shuts down its Sora AI video-generation app and cancels a $1bn deal with Disney.
- •The decision is driven by a refocus on robotics and other advanced AI, as well as concerns about monetization, misinformation, and copyright violations.
- •The Disney deal, which allowed the use of Disney characters in AI videos, is cancelled with no money exchanged.
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