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OpenAI不做Sora了
OpenAI Shuts Down the Sora Video App — Disney Pushback and a Refocus
HSK 2 Chinese listening practice. OpenAI decides to close its Sora video-making app after Disney pushback — what happened and what comes next.
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今天说一个科技新闻。
Today let's talk about a tech news story.
OpenAI决定关掉Sora。
OpenAI decided to shut down Sora.
Sora是一个做视频的工具。
Sora is a tool for making videos.
你告诉它你想要什么。
You tell it what you want.
它就帮你做一个视频。
It makes a video for you.
比如你说，一只猫在跳舞。
For example, you say, a cat is dancing.
它就做出来。
It makes it for you.
看起来很真。
It looks very real.
很多人都很喜欢Sora。
Many people really liked Sora.
但是OpenAI不做了。
But OpenAI stopped making it.
他们说，我们要跟Sora说再见了。
They said, we need to say goodbye to Sora.
Sora是二零二四年出来的。
Sora came out in 2024.
那时候大家觉得很厉害。
At that time everyone thought it was amazing.
因为以前没有这么好的东西。
Because before there was nothing this good.
它做的视频有人、有动物、有风景。
Its videos had people, animals, and scenery.
都很像真的。
They all looked very real.
后来它变得更好了。
Later it got even better.
有了声音。
It had sound.
物理效果也更真了。
The physics effects were also more real.
就是东西掉下来的样子很真。
Like the way things fall looks very real.
水流的样子也很真。
The way water flows also looks very real.
OpenAI还做了一个手机App。
OpenAI also made a phone app.
第一天就是下载最多的App。
On the first day it was the most downloaded app.
人们用它做了很多有意思的视频。
People used it to make many interesting videos.
但是有些人不高兴。
But some people were not happy.
做电影的人很担心。
Movie makers were very worried.
他们怕AI会代替他们的工作。
They were afraid AI would replace their jobs.
还有一个问题。
There was also another problem.
有人用Sora做了电影角色的视频。
Some people used Sora to make videos of movie characters.
比如马里奥、皮卡丘。
Like Mario and Pikachu.
这些角色是别的公司的。
These characters belong to other companies.
所以有版权问题。
So there was a copyright problem.
迪士尼也和OpenAI有合作。
Disney also had a partnership with OpenAI.
迪士尼投了十亿美元。
Disney invested one billion dollars.
他们想三年里一起做东西。
They wanted to work together for three years.
用迪士尼的角色做视频。
Using Disney characters to make videos.
但是现在Sora关了。
But now Sora is closed.
这个合作也没了。
This partnership is also gone.
迪士尼说他们尊重OpenAI的决定。
Disney said they respect OpenAI's decision.
为什么OpenAI要关Sora？
Why did OpenAI shut down Sora?
因为做视频需要很多计算机资源。
Because making videos needs a lot of computer resources.
就是需要很多很贵的电脑芯片。
It needs many expensive computer chips.
这些芯片很难买到。
These chips are hard to buy.
数量不够。
There are not enough.
OpenAI觉得这些资源用来做别的更好。
OpenAI thinks these resources are better used for other things.
比如做代码、做推理、做文字。
Like making code, reasoning, and text.
这些更赚钱。
These make more money.
OpenAI现在很值钱。
OpenAI is very valuable now.
大概七千三百亿美元。
About 730 billion dollars.
他们最近拿到了一千一百亿的投资。
They recently got 110 billion in investment.
但是钱要花在最重要的地方。
But money should be spent in the most important places.
OpenAI的对手也很强。
OpenAI's competitors are also very strong.
比如Anthropic。
For example Anthropic.
Anthropic做了Claude。
Anthropic made Claude.
Claude在文字和代码方面做得很好。
Claude is very good at text and code.
很多公司和工程师都在用。
Many companies and engineers use it.
Anthropic没有做视频。
Anthropic does not make videos.
它只做文字和代码。
It only makes text and code.
所以OpenAI也想集中做这些。
So OpenAI also wants to focus on these.
如果你用过Sora。
If you have used Sora.
要记得保存你的视频。
Remember to save your videos.
因为以后就用不了了。
Because later you won't be able to use it.
这件事告诉我们。
This story tells us.
就算一个东西很火。
Even if something is very popular.
公司也可能不做了。
A company might still stop making it.
因为赚钱和竞争更重要。
Because making money and competition are more important.
To make a choice. OpenAI决定关掉Sora.
Science and technology. 科技新闻 means tech news.
Something used to do work. Sora is a video-making tool.
A person in a movie or game. Like Mario or Pikachu.
Legal right to own creative work. Using others' characters has copyright problems.
Working together. Disney and OpenAI had a partnership.
To put money into a business. 迪士尼投了十亿美元.
A small electronic part inside computers. Very expensive and hard to buy.
Things that are useful and available. Computer chips are a resource.
Instructions written for computers. OpenAI wants to focus on code.
When companies try to be better than each other.
To put all effort on one thing. OpenAI wants to focus on code.
Having high value. OpenAI is very valuable.
To keep something safe. Save your Sora videos before it closes.
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