Why Sora Failed: What Actually Works in AI Video Editing Right Now

Why Sora Failed: What Actually Works in AI Video Editing Right Now OpenAI shut down Sora this week. Disney pulled out of their deal. And honestly? I'm not surprised at all. I've been editing video professionally for about 5 years, and I spent the last 12 months testing every AI video tool I could get my hands on. Sora included. Here's what I learned — and what I think actually matters going forward. The Demo-to-Reality Gap Sora's launch demos were incredible. Photorealistic cityscapes, smooth camera movements, consistent lighting. The problem was that none of that translated to actual production work. When I tried using Sora for a client's product demo back in January, the results were unusable. Character faces morphed between shots. Lighting shifted randomly mid-scene. I generated the same 10-second clip maybe 40 times trying to get two consecutive shots where the main character looked like the same person. Never got there. This wasn't just a Sora problem — Runway, Kling, Pika, they a