OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving

Published: (April 17, 2026 at 05:13 PM EDT)
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Source: The Verge

Source: The Verge

OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving

Last month, OpenAI gave up on its Sora video generation tool, and on Friday, the Sora team’s leader, Bill Peebles, announced that he is leaving the company. OpenAI has been shifting its priorities as part of an effort to avoid “side quests,” and Peebles’ departure is just one of many recent changes as the company moves to focus more on coding and enterprise use.

I am immensely grateful to Sam, Mark, Aditya and Jakub for fostering a research environment that allowed us to pursue ideas off‑the‑beaten path from the company’s mainline roadmap. It’s tempting in life to mode collapse to the most i …

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