AXIOS (Ina Fried) - OpenAI will shutter Sora video app
OpenAI plans to discontinue its popular-for-a-hot-second Sora video app , as the company says it's looking to narrow its focus and its human and computer resources. Why it matters: OpenAI is prioritizing capital, chips and enterprise products over experimental bets as it faces increased competition from Anthropic and Google. The big picture: Sora was consuming significant compute. - All the frontier AI companies are dealing with a shortage of processing power for both their research and commercial efforts. - The iOS app, API and Sora.com experience will all be shut down, though an exact timeline has yet to be announced. What they're saying: Sora's research team will continue "to focus on world simulation research to advance robotics that…
OpenAI plans to discontinue its popular-for-a-hot-second Sora video app , as the company says it's looking to narrow its focus and its human and computer resources. Why it matters: OpenAI is prioritizing capital, chips and enterprise products over experimental bets as it faces increased competition from Anthropic and Google. The big picture: Sora was consuming significant compute. - All the frontier AI companies are dealing with a shortage of processing power for both their research and commercial efforts. - The iOS app, API and Sora.com experience will all be shut down, though an exact timeline has yet to be announced. What they're saying: Sora's research team will continue "to focus on world simulation research to advance robotics that…Open