OpenAI set to discontinue Sora video platform

Re:OpenAI set to discontinue Sora video platform by mrcwinn on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @06:18PM (#47510293)

Smart move. No clear path to growing meaningful revenue mixed with very expensive inference costs is not a good mix ahead of an IPO --- oh and not to mention competitors in TikTok and Instagram that are doing just fine.

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Re:OpenAI set to discontinue Sora video platform by Morromist on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @06:57PM (#47510747)

Well, now they're no longer even close to being the leader in image & video gen. They aren't the leader in coding. They are losing market share in the chatbot domain too.

So I agree with you, but also it makes me wonder what they're even selling when the IPO happens (supposedly as early as late summer 2026)? Data centers? Partnerships with the goverment?

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Re:OpenAI set to discontinue Sora video platform by miltonlost on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @06:21PM (#47510315)

Is it a smart move? Or just plainly obvious when Sora was probably hemorraghing money and had no future? A smarter move would have not to make this horrible product that no one wanted in the first place

After placing my hand on the red-hot stove, aren't I super smart for now removing my hand?

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Re:OpenAI set to discontinue Sora video platform by saalweachter on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @06:27PM (#47510409)

Depends, did you also fire the people who told you not to do it, and layoff the people who reluctantly installed the stove and preheated it for you as part of your exciting stove-touching initiative?

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Re:OpenAI set to discontinue Sora video platform by k3k3 on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @09:29PM (#47512013)

I think OAI is suffering from the Meta-effect.

That is, hiring Meta-exec's who focus on gaming numbers with no care nor sensibility of product.

Wild really. Well done Sam.

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