OpenAI pulls AI video app Sora as concerns grow on deepfake videos

ListenListen (3 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoOpenAI released Sora in September as an attempt to capture the attention, and potentially advertising dollars, that follow short-form videos on TikTok and other applications [File: Michael Dwyer/AP Photo]By AP and ReutersPublished On 25 Mar 202625 Mar 2026OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral towards the end of last year as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere.OpenAI said in a brief social media message on Tuesday that it was “saying goodbye to the Sora app” and that it would share more soon about how to preserve what users had already created on the app.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Long lines, unpaid TSA workers: Experts say US air travel system in crisislist 2 of 4Indian police manage long lines as panic grows over fuel shortageslist 3 of 4Philippine president declares energy emergency as impact of Iran war feltlist 4 of 4US jury orders Meta to pay $375m for endangering childrenend of list“What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing,” it said.The company behind ChatGPT released Sora in September as an attempt to capture the attention, and potentially advertising dollars, that follow short-form videos on TikTok, YouTube or Meta-owned Instagram and Facebook.But a growing chorus of ...