OpenAI to abruptly close Sora video app following backlash over deepfakes and AI slop

OpenAI will shut down its standalone Sora video app after backlash over deepfakes and nonconsensual AI content.

The app was built for users to create and share short AI-made videos, but concerns grew over misuse of public figures’ likenesses.

OpenAI said it will later explain how users can save their creations.

The move underscores mounting pressure on AI firms to curb synthetic media abuse and protect likeness, copyright, and consent rights.