OpenAI shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, six months after public release. The timing triggered immediate speculation: the app had collected user-uploaded face data, and critics suspected the shutdown was cover for a data grab.
The real reason matters more than the conspiracy. TechCrunch dug into what actually drove the decision, and the answer involves specific operational, legal, and product pressures that tell you something concrete about where AI video generation is and is not viable right now.
Read the full piece for the actual mechanism behind the shutdown, not just the conclusion. The face data question gets answered directly, and the broader implications for AI companies building consumer products on unstable regulatory and technical ground are worth your time.
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