OpenAI is shutting down Sora, its generative-AI video creation platform it launched in December 2024. “The move is one of a number of steps OpenAI is taking to refocus on business and coding functions ahead of a potential initial public offering as soon as the fourth quarter of this year,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
CEO Sam Altman announced the changes to staff on Tuesday. “We’re saying goodbye to Sora,” the Sora Team said in a post on X. “To everyone who created with…

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