OpenAI is discontinuing its popular video app, Sora, due to a shortage of processing power for both research and commercial efforts. The company is prioritizing capital, chips and enterprise products over experimental bets due to increased competition from companies like Anthropic and Google. The iOS app, API and Sora.com experience will all be shut down, though an exact timeline has yet to be announced. The move is a significant shift from the original Sora model in 2024 to a separate app in 2025. The focus will be on world simulation research to advance robotics that will help people solve real-world, physical tasks.