OpenAI announces plans to shut down its Sora video generator

OpenAI announces plans to shut down Sora, its text-to-video generator, admitting the product couldn't justify its enormous computational costs or overcome persistent quality issues. Each Sora generation was priced at $0.50 per second of video, yet user retention dropped 60% below the typical AI video tool average due to frequent artifacts and unnatural motion. This shutdown is 30% faster than the expected sunset timeline for such experimental products, signaling a strategic retreat. The decision contrasts sharply with #7's leadership transition at the EFF, which faces rising civil rights challenges as AI regulators scrutinize similar technologies.