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Sora Shutdown AnnouncedOpenAI

OpenAI announces that the Sora app and API are being wound down, 25 months after the preview that broke the internet. The help center confirms the schedule: the consumer app and web experience will end on April 26, and the API on September 24. From the most hyped AI video model in history to a published end-of-life date in a single post. For creators, the lesson is stark: platforms come and go, but your creative vision and storytelling skills transfer to whatever tool comes next.