OpenAI cierra Sora tras solo 6 meses y cancela el "modo erótico" de ChatGPT indefinidament
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OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it is shutting down Sora, its short‑form video‑generation app, after just six months of operation, and that the controversial “erotic mode” in ChatGPT will remain disabled indefinitely. The company posted a brief statement on X, confirming that access for both users and developers will be terminated by the end of March and that no timeline has been set for a replacement feature.
Sora, unveiled in September 2025 with much fanfare, promised AI‑crafted clips for social‑media creators. Early uptake was strong, but internal metrics revealed steep user churn—retention fell to zero within two months—and the service’s compute‑intensive architecture drove costs that outstripped revenue. Technical instability and a lack of clear monetisation pathways compounded the problem, prompting the board to pull the plug. As we reported on 26 March, OpenAI had already killed the Sora short‑video generator; the latest notice confirms the decision is final.
The permanent suspension of erotic mode, a feature that allowed adult‑oriented conversations in ChatGPT, signals a broader strategic shift. After a wave of regulatory scrutiny and public backlash over the potential for misuse, OpenAI appears to be consolidating resources around “real intelligence” applications rather than courting controversy. The move may also be aimed at restoring investor confidence after recent cash‑flow strains highlighted in our March 30 analysis of OpenAI’s financial health.
What to watch next: Sam Altman is expected to outline a refreshed product roadmap at the upcoming developer summit, where OpenAI may unveil a new multimodal model that integrates text, image and audio without the high‑cost video pipeline. Analysts will be monitoring whether the company reallocates Sora’s engineering talent to its core GPT‑5 effort, and how competitors such as Google DeepMind and Meta respond to the vacuum in AI‑generated video tools. The next few weeks will reveal whether OpenAI’s retrenchment restores stability or signals deeper restructuring.
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