OpenAI said it's closing Sora, the short-form video app that went viral after its launch six months ago

A spokesperson for OpenAI said the discontinuation of Sora comes as the company plans to focus on robotics rather than generative imagery.

Sora hasn't even been around a year. But OpenAI is ready to move on and use its compute power for more lucrative products.

OpenAI has unveiled a series of updates and tools designed to enhance its API ecosystem, empowering developers to build more advanced and efficient AI agents. These updates include the introduction of the new Responses API, along with integrated ...

What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing,” a post from the Sora on X, the Everything app, reads. “We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work.