According to TechCrunch AI, OpenAI shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, last week after only six months of public availability. The shutdown has raised immediate suspicions among users and observers, particularly given that the application had invited users to upload their own faces.
The sudden discontinuation has prompted speculation about whether the feature that allowed users to upload facial images represented “some kind of elaborate data grab,” according to TechCrunch AI’s reporting. However, the source material does not provide OpenAI’s official explanation for the shutdown or confirm the actual reasons behind the decision.
The tool’s brief public lifespan and the facial upload feature’s inclusion have contributed to uncertainty about the circumstances surrounding Sora’s closure. OpenAI has not provided clear public statements addressing the concerns raised by the shutdown, according to the available reporting.