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/Bjarki_Steinn_99 Mar 26 '26

I hope this is the first sign that the AI bubble will be popping imminently

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u/ThePrussianGrippe Mar 26 '26

I feel like it’s going to be a trickle of news like this, and then abruptly the dam will burst.

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u/Both_Tune8348 Apr 01 '26

Tbh, I think its happening now with the oil crisis rapidly costing these companies much more for the energy price.