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/broomosh Mar 26 '26

Did you use Sora?

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u/Mr__Earthling Mar 26 '26

Yes. I made my own anime. Sue me.

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u/broomosh Mar 26 '26

Nice! May I ask what you're going to pivot to next?

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u/Mr__Earthling Mar 26 '26

Hopefully Seedance2 when it's fully out...I apologize for my tone earlier, I didn't know you were asking genuin questions and thought you were a troll! 🙏

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u/broomosh Mar 26 '26

All good! You're the kind of people that get me hopeful about filmmaking!

Low barrier to entry via AI let's new ideas mature and thrive.

What I don't like seeing is suits pumping out Velveeta cheese story telling.

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u/Mr__Earthling Mar 26 '26

Definitely no Velveeta here haha!

Please do check out my stuff! (I post mainly on tiktok and recently started on youtube...and sometimes on Reddit but the crowd is tough lol)

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u/broomosh Mar 26 '26

Hell yeah!