FallenWalnut2d ago

OpenAI Will Shut Down Sora Video Platform

https://lemmy.world/post/44699468

OpenAI Will Shut Down Sora Video Platform - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44699253 [https://lemmy.world/post/44699253] > This is clearly a sign that the product failed to draw in enough customers and its viability was overhyped. > > Hopefully, it is the start of the AI bubble bursting.

Show threadSims
I think it was build on the original transformer architecture and as such took a shitload of compute and was slooow, so I guess they picked the wrong architecture and had to scrub the whole strategy. Huge loss… That also point to US not having enough cheap compute (compute->combined mem and processing) - likely from missing electricity. Lovely… Die Saltman, die, and Go go China !
Mar 24 at 9:54pmWeb
Show threadbrucethemoose2d ago

Go go China !

Bops the tankie.

Like, I have a Chinese LLM loaded right this second and follow them closely, but holy moly. Curb your enthusiasm.

Anyway, OpenAI has plenty of compute to train a Sora 2 if they want, but apparently they don’t. My guess is some combination of:

  • They couldn’t figure out a more efficient architecture, like you speculated. I buy that. OpenAI’s development is way more conservative than you’d think, and video generation is inherently intense, especially if Sora 1 is the baseline.

  • …Maybe they looked at metrics, saw Sora is mostly used for spam, scams, or worse, and pulled the plug for liability reasons?

  • They’re focusing on short-term profitability, as other commenters mentioned.

Show threadbaggachipz2d ago

They’re focusing on short-term profitability hemorrhaging slightly less money, as other commenters mentioned.

Quick nitpicky fix. The only way they don’t lose shit tons of money is if they shut down completely.

Show threadbrucethemoose2d ago
Yeah; 100%.