OpenAI Shuts Down Viral Sora AI Video App Just Months After Launch, Citing Focus on Research and Robotics

OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video generation app just months after launch, despite a high-profile Disney partnership. The company claims to be refocusing on research and robotics, but the abrupt discontinuation of a viral consumer product raises questions about OpenAI's strategic direction and the concentration of AI power in few hands who can pivot away from consumer tools on a whim.