Sora is discontinued as Disney retracts $1 billion OpenAI investment
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 1
Sora is discontinued as Disney retracts $1 billion OpenAI investment
14 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 1
The reported March 24 move abruptly weakened Sam Altman's standing in Hollywood after Disney had partnered with OpenAI's text-to-video tool and planned an equity stake.
The reversal sparked industry attention because the Disney-Sora tie-up had already triggered backlash in a sector still wary after the 2023 writers' and actors' strikes.
Even so, OpenAI remains influential through widespread ChatGPT use in entertainment, while Disney is still pushing AI internally and Hollywood remains split between adoption and resistance.
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