mikeocool4d ago

Goodbye to Sora

https://xcancel.com/soraofficialapp/status/20365327959847158...

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/openai-sh..., https://archive.ph/ABkeI

https://twitter.com/soraofficialapp/status/2036532795984715896

Sora (@soraofficialapp)

We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing. We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work. – The Sora Team

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Show threadmeken

I had so much fun making videos with my mom when it came out. During the first two weeks, we made almost 200 cameo videos together - we were constantly running up against the upload limit. It unleashed tons of genuine creativity, joy, and laughter from us.

After those first two weeks though, we just… didn’t use it again. The novelty wore off and there wasn’t anything really to bring us back. That was the real downfall of Sora.

Mar 24 at 11:37pmWeb
Show thread1bpp4d ago
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Show threadWaterluvian4d ago

I think you’re fumbling on an important distinction.

Sometimes people want to paint, sometimes people want a painting.

To have wonderful time with their mom… I bet they had absolutely zero interest in the act and process of making silly videos.

Show threadapsurd4d ago
I get your point but it goes too far in the opposite direction. We should now discuss absolutely nothing in relation to Sora and genAI videos? That seems overly charitable to the platform.
Show threadWaterluvian4d ago

Here, let me try this approach:

Read the main comment out loud to yourself while imagining it’s someone sitting at a table at a pub.

Now imagine someone turning to this person in the pub, and speaking the subsequent comment, word for word.

No seriously, try it out.

Show threadapsurd4d ago

Agreed. I did try this out! So the reply to the original comment is dumb. I actually dismissed it for being flippant.

Your reply is more interesting. Hence my (albeit maybe snarky) chiming in. So the original comment does end at a very specific app/sora related conclusion. "Sora didn't keep us coming back."

If I may amend your scenario: imagine this bar is actually in the center of SF or across the street from Open-AI or whatever. We're on HN discussing a post on X about Sora.

The appeal to humanity is not wrong. My point is more let's keep the connection with that humanity in relation to AI, to Sora, to what's going on in this forum.

Show threaddqv4d ago
Totally. This wasn't a situation where a stranger was slopping another stranger, it was a mother and son doing something fun together.
Show threadjcims4d ago

Come on now...'We're curing cancer, right?!'

You didn't at least puff a little ack through your nostrils for that one?

Show threadnomoreusernames4d ago
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Show threaddang4d ago

Please don't cross into personal attack. Your comment would be fine without the swipe at the end.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Hacker News Guidelines

Show threadmathattack4d ago
This is consistent with a lot of AI apps. I fell in love with Gamma and haven’t used it in forever. Same with NotebookLM.
Show threadwholinator24d ago
I somewhat consistently use notebookLM for podcasts of academic papers I'm reading in my PhD. You have to go read it yourself afterwards but it makes better use of time in the gym or doing dishes/groceries.
Show threadshimman4d ago
Just listen to actual audio books... literally doing double the work for no benefit... why?