OpenAI will shut down the Sora App: While some celebrate this success, others fear for their careers.
Sora is an app affiliated with OpenAI and lets users generate AI videos. The idea behind it is simple: Users type in a prompt and get a whole AI generated video. People use this to create whatever video ideas they have without having to learn animation themselves. Now, OpenAI will shut down Sora. But why exactly?
The Rise And Fall Of Sora
OpenAI gained more attention more attention over the last few years than anyone could have ever predicted, including one of it's most prominent apps Sora, which is widely used to generate AI videos. Recently, a TikTok account making an AI generated version of the popular show Love Island (with fruit people instead of real humans) went viral, proving just how much we have been desensitized to AI content. If you want to read more about that, click here: Fruit Love Island? The Fastest Growing TikTok Account Is Just Slop
Disney has cancelled their deal with OpenAI.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) March 24, 2026
They planned to invest $1 billion into the company and let Sora have access to AI generate videos of characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars.
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The BBC now shared that now, two years after the app Sora was revealed in the first place, it will get shut down. Simultaneously, the news that Disney's $1 billion deal with Sora that would allow the app to make videos based on Disney's source material, was cancelled. People were previously very worried about the idea that people could make Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters come to life and basically make them do whatever they want because it endangered creative fields of work.
Overwhelmingly Positive Feedback
Even though some people might be upset that they won't be able to generate whatever video they want anymore in the future, others seem extraordinarily excited about the news of Sora shutting down. One user comments:
"the day we stop believing in human creativity is the day our spirit dies"
And this seems to be a sentiment that a lot of people who are against AI and fully support the creative bubble share. Another user comments:
"Genuinely cannot be overstated as to just how much of an incredible win this is for legitimate creativity and real, human artistry."
For most people who love animation and making art in general, this news feels like a sliver of hope. But what do you think? Let us know in the comments below!