OpenAI shutting down Sora video generating service in stunning move

OpenAI will soon be shutting down its Sora AI video generating service, the company said in a surprising announcement Tuesday. “We’re saying goodbye to Sora,” the company wrote in a post on X. “We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work.” The closure of the resource-intensive … Read more

OpenAI alters deal with Pentagon as critics sound alarm over surveillance

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unveiled a reworked agreement with the Pentagon Monday night governing the Defense Department’s use of its AI services, which he says provides stronger guarantees that the military won’t use OpenAI’s systems for domestic surveillance. The new agreement states that “the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of … Read more