OpenAI discontinued Sora after six months, with compute costs reaching $15M daily against lifetime revenue of $2.1M. Disney learned of the shutdown 30 minutes after a working session for their $1B licensing deal. The math reveals how demo-quality AI can struggle to find paying users - a pattern worth watching as the industry approaches IPO pressures. #AIBusiness #OpenAI #TechStrategy

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OpenAI Kills Sora Video App Six Months After Launch

OpenAI killed Sora, blindsiding Disney thirty minutes after a working session. Compute ran $15M/day for a product earning $2.1M lifetime. The question is not why Sora died but what it reveals about OpenAI's road to IPO.

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