Katzenberg-backed startup reportedly negotiating deep access to OpenAI's shuttered Sora
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-12
Per The Information, a filmmaker-focused startup is negotiating deep access to OpenAI's shut-down Sora video model. The unnamed company was co-founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg, former Sora research lead Bill Peebles, and ex-Dropbox CFO Sujay Jaswa to build AI video tools for filmmakers. Under the discussed terms, it could heavily customize Sora and sell software built on top of it.
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