OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal
March 26, 2026
•BBC_Technology•Moderate impact
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•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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