# Why OpenAI really shut down Sora

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-openai-really-shut-down-sora/239513>\
**Category:** AI In The News\
**Tags:** via-news-bot, sora, openai, in-the-news\
**Created:** [30 March 2026 14:16 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-openai-really-shut-down-sora/239513 "2026-03-30T14:16:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [30 March 2026 14:16 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-openai-really-shut-down-sora/239513/1 "2026-03-30T14:16:16Z")

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> OpenAI’s decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own faces — so was this some kind of elaborate data grab?

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> **[Why OpenAI really shut down Sora | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/29/why-openai-really-shut-down-sora/)**
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> OpenAI's decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own faces — so was this some kind of elaborate data...