Overview
- OpenAI said Tuesday on X that it will end the Sora smartphone app and will announce the shutdown schedule later.
- Japanese outlets citing the Wall Street Journal report the developer base model will also be withdrawn as OpenAI reallocates staff to business and programming tools before a possible IPO.
- Sora, launched in September, turned text prompts into short high‑resolution videos and let users place themselves in the scenes.
- The app drew copyright and creator rights concerns after users generated clips that closely resembled well‑known anime characters.
- A Sora‑linked X account posted a farewell and said more details are coming soon, and NHK describes the shift as a move toward enterprise products.