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

• OpenAI is shutting down Sora
• It's not clear why, but people will be able to somehow save the videos that they created in the app and elsewhere
• Disney may have also exited its big OpenAI deal

In a stunning turn of events, OpenAI has unexpectedly shuttered the Sora app, and Disney may have walked away from its $1 billion deal in support of the generative video technology.

Less than 18 months after launching Sora to wide shock and acclaim and less than a year after launching the Sora App, OpenAI announced in a X post on Tuesday, "We’re saying goodbye to Sora."

We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing.We’ll share more soon, including ...