"The move comes as the company is refocusing on coding and business functions ahead of a potential public offering later this year. Disney was ready to go all in on the tech, having announced back in December that it would invest $1 billion into Sora to let people use its characters."
"For folks who are entertained by keys jangling in front of their eyes and those who hoped to turn a profit from low-effort slop content featuring iconic characters, this is a huge blow. For the rest of the world, whether that be artists who have been suffering as corporations stop paying folks to make art in favor of the cheap non-labor of genAI or just people who have gotten tired of seeing this garbage on their feeds, this is a win."
"Unfortunately, it's not the end of AI as we know it, but OpenAI exiting the video generation side of its business is a glorious start, and the internet is reacting in kind."
OpenAI confirmed the shutdown of Sora, its AI video generation app, which produced content featuring copyrighted characters. This decision aligns with the company's shift towards coding and business functions in anticipation of a public offering. Disney's $1 billion investment in Sora is now void. The closure is seen as a significant moment in the decline of AI-generated content, particularly affecting those who relied on low-effort creations. The internet's reaction reflects a mix of disappointment and relief, especially among artists and critics of AI-generated media.
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