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OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to shut down
guānbì
关闭
video
shìpín
视频
application
yìngyòng
应用
Sora (AI video model)
Sora
Sora
，
Disney
Díshìní
迪士尼
one billion US dollars
shí yì měiyuán
十亿美元
investment
tóuzī
投资
plan
jìhuà
计划
consequently / as a result
suízhī
随之
to fall through / to collapse
gàochuī
告吹
。

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
scheduled for / will be on
jiāngyú
将于
April 26, 2026
2026 nián 4 yuè 26 rì
2026年4月26日
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to shut down
guānbì
关闭
under the brand / subsidiary
qíxià
旗下
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
video
shìpín
视频
generation / generating
shēngchéng
生成
application
yìngyòng
应用
Sora (AI video model)
Sora
Sora
，
reason
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
是
operations
yùnyíng
运营
cost
chéngběn
成本
excessively high
guògāo
过高
、
users
yònghù
用户
number / quantity
shùliàng
数量
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to decline / to slide down
xiàhuá
下滑
。
this / the (referring to previous subject)
gāi
该
decision
juédìng
决定
to lead to / to cause
dǎozhì
导致
Disney
Díshìní
迪士尼
to abandon / to give up
fàngqì
放弃
toward
xiàng
向
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
possessive particle
de
的
one billion US dollars
shí yì měiyuán
十亿美元
investment
tóuzī
投资
plan
jìhuà
计划
，
both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
partnership / cooperation
hézuò
合作
immediately / thereupon
suíjí
随即
to declare
xuāngào
宣告
to terminate / termination
zhōngzhǐ
终止
。

March 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
this week
běn zhōu
本周
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
scheduled for
jiāngyú
将于
April 26, 2026
2026 nián 4 yuè 26 rì
2026年4月26日
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to shut down
guānbì
关闭
under the brand
qíxià
旗下
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
video
shìpín
视频
generation
shēngchéng
生成
application
yìngyòng
应用
Sora (AI video model)
Sora
Sora
。
it is reported that / according to reports
jùxī
据悉
，
Sora (AI video model)
Sora
Sora
to launch / to go live
shàngxiàn
上线
only / merely
jǐn
仅
six months
liù gè yuè
六个月
，
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
active
huóyuè
活跃
users
yònghù
用户
then / already
biàn
便
from
cóng
从
peak value
fēngzhí
峰值
possessive particle
de
的
approximately
yuē
约
one million users
yī bǎi wàn rén
一百万人
to plummet / to drop sharply
zhòujiàng
骤降
to
zhì
至
less than / under
bùzú
不足
500,000 users
wǔshí wàn rén
五十万人
。
operations
yùnyíng
运营
cost
chéngběn
成本
extremely high
gāoáng
高昂
is
shì
是
this time
cǐcì
此次
shutdown
guānbì
关闭
possessive particle
de
的
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
reason
yuányīn
原因
，
each / every
měi
每
to generate
shēngchéng
生成
one minute
yī fēnzhōng
一分钟
video
shìpín
视频
consumed by
suǒ xiāohào de
所消耗的
computing power
suànlì
算力
is approximately
yuēwéi
约为
ordinary / standard
pǔtōng
普通
ChatGPT (AI chatbot)
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
conversation
duìhuà
对话
possessive particle
de
的
10 to 15 times
shí zhì shíwǔ bèi
十至十五倍
。
as a result of this
shòu cǐ yǐngxiǎng
受此影响
，
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
every day / daily
měitiān
每天
possessive particle
de
的
operations
yùnyíng
运营
financial loss
kuīsǔn
亏损
for a long time / sustained
chángqī
长期
to maintain / to remain at
wéichí
维持
at
zài
在
approximately
yuē
约
one million US dollars
yī bǎi wàn měiyuán
一百万美元
。
Disney
Díshìní
迪士尼
previously
cǐqián
此前
to commit / to promise
chéngnuò
承诺
to / toward
xiàng
向
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to invest
tóuzī
投资
one billion US dollars
shí yì měiyuán
十亿美元
，
and / also
bìng
并
to plan
jìhuà
计划
will / to use
jiāng
将
Sora (AI video model)
Sora
Sora
to be used for
yòng yú
用于
film and television
yǐngshì
影视
content
nèiróng
内容
production
zhìzuò
制作
，
but / however
dàn
但
when / upon
zài
在
learning about / upon learning
dézhī
得知
shutdown
guānbì
关闭
news / information
xiāoxi
消息
after
hòu
后
less than / within
bù dào
不到
one hour
yī xiǎoshí
一小时
immediately
biàn
便
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to terminate
zhōngzhǐ
终止
partnership
hézuò
合作
。
analysts / industry observers
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out
zhǐchū
指出
，
Sora (AI video model)
Sora
Sora
possessive particle
de
的
withdrawal / exit
tuìchū
退出
marks / signals
biāozhìzhe
标志着
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
video
shìpín
视频
generation
shēngchéng
生成
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域
to enter
jìnrù
进入
aspect particle (completion)
le
了
one / a
yī gè
一个
even more
gèngjiā
更加
calm / sobering / rational
lěngjìng
冷静
possessive particle
de
的
consolidation
zhěnghé
整合
stage / phase
jiēduàn
阶段
。
this time
cǐcì
此次
shutdown
guānbì
关闭
also / additionally
hái
还
with / and
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
possessive particle
de
的
overall
zhěngtǐ
整体
strategy / strategic
zhànlüè
战略
adjustment
tiáozhěng
调整
to align with
xiāngfú
相符
，
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
currently / in the process of
zhèng
正
is shifting
jiāng
将
resources
zīyuán
资源
to shift toward
zhuǎnxiàng
转向
enterprise / corporate
qǐyè
企业
services
fúwù
服务
and
hé
和
robotics
jīqìrén
机器人
research
yánjiū
研究
，
and
bìng
并
to plan
jìhuà
计划
by / in
yú
于
by end of 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
before
qián
前
to seek
xúnqiú
寻求
to go public / IPO
shàngshì
上市
。

New Words

guānbì
关闭
to shut down / close
yìngyòng
应用
application
shìpín
视频
video
shēngchéng
生成
to generate
yònghù
用户
users
huóyuè
活跃
active
zhòujiàng
骤降
to plummet / sharply decline
fēngzhí
峰值
peak value
quánqiú
全球
global
xuānbù
宣布
to announce

News in English

Science & Technology

OpenAI Shuts Down Sora Video App, Disney Billion-Dollar Deal Collapses

OpenAI will shut down its AI video generation app Sora on April 26, 2026, citing unsustainably high operating costs and collapsing user numbers. The decision caused Disney to abandon its one-billion-dollar investment plan with OpenAI, ending the partnership immediately.

OpenAI announced this week that it will officially shut down its AI video generation application Sora on April 26, 2026. According to reports, Sora was online for only six months, during which its global active user base plummeted from a peak of approximately one million users to fewer than 500,000 users.

The discontinuation reflects the challenges in the AI video generation market and the difficulty in achieving sustained user engagement. The dramatic decline in user numbers raised questions about the technology's practical utility and market demand.

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zhànlǐng
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shìchǎng
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rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
launches
fābuō
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price
jiàgé
价格

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Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
to file a lawsuit / to sue
qǐsù
起诉
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
，
to accuse / to charge
zhǐkòng
指控
it / the company (formal)
qí
其
to steal / to misappropriate
qièqǔ
窃取
hardware
yìngjiàn
硬件
trade secrets / confidential business information
shāngyè jīmì
商业机密
。

Apple Sues OpenAI Alleging Hardware Trade Secret Theft

Tencent (tech company)
Téngxùn
腾讯
in
zài
在
WeChat (messaging app)
Wēixìn
微信
to launch / roll out
tuīchū
推出
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
assistant
zhùshǒu
助手
Xiaowei (AI assistant name)
Xiǎowēi
小微
。

Tencent Begins Rolling Out AI Agent Xiaowei to WeChat Users