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Ahmed Elgammal, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University

SHOCKING: Sora s downfall signals broader problems with ai s creative utility - What They Never Told You

In March 2026, OpenAI announced the closure of Sora, its video generation software, to redirect the company's computing resources to other projects. Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images

OpenAI officially discontinued its video generation tool, Sora, on April 26, 2026.

I’m a computer scientist who’s been developing AI tools and studying their evolution and adoption for the past decade, and I wasn’t surprised by OpenAI’s decision to shut down Sora.

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