Sora API Shut Down With No Replacement, Sparking Calls to Release Weights

OpenAI shut down the Sora API today without listing any replacement; community members praised Sora as the most genuinely humorous AI model and called for releasing retired model weights, while acknowledging safety concerns.

2026-09-25 ~ 2026-09-25 · 3 related posts

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