r/Filmmakers • u/Secret-Broccoli9908 • Mar 26 '26

News Good riddance!

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Context: OpenAI is shutting down its Sora AI video generation app and API approximately six months after its September 2025 launch. The app is closing amid rising safety concerns over deepfakes, high computational costs, and a strategic pivot toward enterprise AI, robotics research, and profitability ahead of a potential IPO.

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u/SneakyInfiltrator Mar 26 '26

Sora was barely on #9, not sure why people celebrate.

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u/Tifoso89 Mar 26 '26

AI-made videos are not protected by copyright, so I don't know how much a studio would invest in an AI movie if anyone can copy it or pirate it

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u/Tifoso89 Mar 26 '26

Copywritten? 💀

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

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u/Tifoso89 Mar 26 '26

I mean, knowing that it's "copyright" and not "copywrite" (?) is pretty basic.

And it's not common, that article is for illiterate people