Bridget1d ago

I don’t buy that OpenAI abruptly decided to shutdown Sora because they have something better coming soon, but I have to guesses as to why:

  • They found out it’s being used for something really bad and they might be held liable

  • They’re trying to get ahead of growing anti-AI backlash and are trying to present themselves as less “sloppy” since a lot more of the backlash is targeted at generated images and video.

  • The AI bubble is bursting and video generation is one of the more expensive parts of their business and they’re trying to cut costs.

    • Show threadBridget19h ago
    I suppose it’s also possible that the Anthropic settlement with authors has them worried AI tools that are almost entirely being used to rip off creative works are a huge liability. Sure ChatGPT is also chock full of copyrighted content, but I assuming they’re hoping that the infringement there is less obvious.
    Show threadBridget19h ago
    Basically they may realize Sora is basically Napster or Limewire, but are hoping they can pass off ChatGPT as a VCR.
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    @bridget

    Agree with all points. Everyone wants to be Amazon at the end of the Dotcom Bubble. But this isn't 2001 and history doesn't repeat. I think they all come out with way too much unused Cloud Compute and no one to sell it to.

    Mar 27 at 1:24amWeb