RIP Sora: An AI Stepchild Neither Disney Nor OpenAI Really Wanted | Analysis

Sora, the video app that let you put yourself and others into short, TikTok-style AI-generated clips, is going away — not that OpenAI or its biggest champion in Hollywood, the Walt Disney Co., are shedding any tears.

OpenAI on Tuesday made the shocking announcement that it would shutter Sora, with The Wall Street Journal reporting that it would refocus its business ahead of its initial public offering slated for the fourth quarter. For Disney, this meant scrapping its plan to bring Sora...