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OpenAI to abruptly close Sora video app following backlash over deepfakes and AI slop

Despite signing a three-year deal with The Walt Disney Company that let users generate videos with over 200 Disney characters, OpenAI is shutting down its viral video app Sora.

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Best Sora Alternatives in 2026: Top AI Video Generators to Try Now

Discover top alternatives to OpenAI's Sora for high-end video production. Explore platforms offering local data security, 4K cinematic control, and professional-grade reliability to elevate your creative projects.

International Business Times UK

Why Is OpenAI Pulling The Plug On 'Creepy' App Sora? AI Model Failed To Attract Users Despite 900 Million ChatGPT Subscribers

OpenAI has decided to shut down its Sora social video app due to declining user engagement and concerns over AI-generated content.

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OpenAI shock as firm shuts down popular Sora AI video generation app in desperate bid to temper spending

Open AI has announced that it's shutting down Sora, its popular AI video generation app and model that also powers Microsoft's Bing video generation service.

Windows Central

OpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcement

Tech firm ‘says goodbye’ to Sora, made publicly available in 2024, just six months after its launch of a stand-alone app

The Guardian - US

Disney quashes $1 billion deal with OpenAI after Sora video app shutters, vows to "continue to engage with AI platforms"

Just months after announcing a $1 billion deal with OpenAI to bring AI video to its platforms, Disney is killing the agreement

Total Film

OpenAI unexpectedly kills Sora, and I wonder if this is the start of a mini AI bubble collapse

OpenAI unexpectedly announced the shuttering of Sora, and the company may have lost a huge partner.

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OpenAI discontinues Sora video generation app, Disney pulls out of $1 billion investment deal

The shutdown of the app is reportedly part of a broader strategic shift away from video generation in favor of productivity apps.

PC Gamer

OpenAI will shutter Sora video app

The AI video app shot to the top of the app store charts before downloads plummeted.

Axios

OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns

OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere

The Independent UK

Disney's Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call Live Blog: I'm Reacting To Bob Iger Talking Zootopia 2's Success, The Future Of Disney Parks, And More

Will we get any hints on the hunt for Disney's next CEO?

Cinemablend

'We're entering...a post-truth era, where it's almost impossible to tell if something's real or not"; Cameo CEO on the uncharted territory of AI

In this exclusive conversation with Cameo CEO and co-founder Steven Galanis, we look at the impact of AI on his business and our perception of authenticity.

TechRadar

What to Expect From Walt Disney’s Q1 2025 Earnings Report

The Walt Disney Company is scheduled to report its first-quarter earnings next month, with Wall Street forecasting a low double-digit decline in profits.

Barchart

Racist AI content is spreading fast — and swaying political opinions

Fake content is influencing how people see government programs, race, and potentially even elections.

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Android Central

The state of AI in 2025: How Google, Apple, OpenAI, and others fared

AI continued to grow in 2025, but not in all the ways we expected, and not every company experienced the same level of success. Here's my report card.

Kiplinger

Disney’s Risky Acceptance of AI Videos

Disney will let fans run wild with AI-generated videos of its top characters. The move highlights the uneasy partnership between AI companies and Hollywood.

Barchart

Disney Made a Bold Move By Partnering with OpenAI: Will It Help DIS Stock Recover?

Disney has partnered with OpenAI to bring some of its iconic characters to the company's Sora video generator tool. It is a bold move from OpenAI and is an incremental positive for the company.

TechRadar

We filled the internet with garbage, and now Slop is the word of the year — nice going, AI

Merriam-Webster has named "Slop" as its word of the year. Here's why this is all about AI.

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Has Disney sold its soul in deal with OpenAI's Sora?

All it gets is fan-prompted AI slop.

MarketBeat

Disney's $1 Billion Deal Brings Its Magic to OpenAI

The landmark $1 billion licensing agreement between Disney and OpenAI aims to establish “meaningful standards for responsible AI in entertainment.”

Barchart

A $1 Billion Reason to Buy Disney Stock Here

Down about 45% from all-time highs, Disney stock offers upside potential in December 2025, as it expands its AI ecosystem.

Barchart

Bob Iger Says ‘Creativity Is the New Productivity’ as Disney Bets $1 Billion on OpenAI and Entertainment Wars Heat Up

Disney just dropped $1 billion on OpenAI and handed over the keys to its most valuable characters — Mickey Mouse, Elsa, the entire Marvel universe — to Sora, OpenAI’s AI video generator.

International Business Times UK

Disney's $1B OpenAI Deal Explained: How Sora 'Suffocates' and Risks Every Marvel Comics Artist's Job

Disney's $1B investment in OpenAI's Sora gives users access to over 200 Marvel and Star Wars characters, a move that critics say 'suffocates' and risks the jobs of every creative artist on its payroll.

Windows Central

Disney's $1 billion investment in OpenAI brings Mickey Mouse to Sora AI's doorstep — will it redefine Hollywood's future?

The Walt Disney Company announced that it is investing $1 billion in OpenAI in a new three-year licensing agreement, which will allow Sora to create user-prompted social videos from its copyrighted content.

Android Central

Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI to put Mickey Mouse inside your text prompts

Disney has invested $1 billion in OpenAI to let you generate official Marvel and Star Wars clips in Sora by 2026.

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