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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/technology/p/1913698/disney-exits-openai-deal-after-ai-giant-shutters-sora

Original WSJ exclusive: OpenAI Scraps Sora App in Continued Push to Focus on Coding and ‘Agent’ Tools

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[–] EatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 42 minutes ago

Sora died? Awesome. What an absolute waste of resources that garbage was.

[–] homes@piefed.world 20 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

So, maybe the AI bubble won’t pop.

Maybe it’ll just slowly deflate like a rancid fart.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 minute ago

Silent but deadly

[–] rndmdsplyname@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 hours ago

good. Hopefully suno dies next. GenAI is garbage tech.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 24 points 6 hours ago
[–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 34 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I can't wait to see the stock market tomorrow morning. It's gonna be carnage. Let the bodies hit the floor.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 13 points 5 hours ago

Don't hold your breath.

But also, don't be surprised.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Market still shows pretty up in pre-trading

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The markets ceased being rational like so long ago

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 1 points 23 minutes ago

On the other hand you can always rely on them being a bunch of drama queens that always overreacts to news.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Is the bubble finally starting to leak?

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I think the cracks are starting to show daily at this point. Didn't Oracle get denied funds from banks when they went to fund more DCs?

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Oracle goimg broke would make me orgasm so hard I would probably break something in me.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

https://www.moomoo.com/news/post/64927091/is-oracle-on-the-verge-of-collapse-with-banks-refusing?level=1&data_ticket=1774407017658499

So I did remember correctly.

That's from Feb. So they're having issues, since banks are not funding their shit like they hoped.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Love seeing this.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago

I hope there's early warning when Oracle goes bankrupt. I need time to go buy enough party supplies.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 24 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

If I remember right, wasn't shutting down Sora one of Ed's signs of the apocalypse?

[–] XLE@piefed.social 17 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Pretty close! Sora gets mentioned specifically, just not in that context

[–] Lonewolfmcquade@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Great read! I wonder what his perspective is now. That article was written in August 2024 and a lot has happened since then. For example, I cannot fathom the agreement to Sundar's latest pay package. Another example of failing up the corporate ladder.

Also, it feels like competition with China was an overlooked wildcard in his argument. It would not surprise me if the bubble continues to grow just to try and beat China.

[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

He’s been on Newsweek podcast recently and given his assessment with new events and focus on datacenters and hardware.

https://youtu.be/RKwK7qrBz8g

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

A big, stupid magic trick: As these companies get desperate, expect someone — especially OpenAI — to try and show something “new and crazy” as a means of trying to turn the narrative. When or if this happens, look very carefully at what they say about the product’s availability, or what it can do, or who they show it to.

Alternative scenario — Sora launches: If OpenAI gets desperate, it may move up the public launch of Sora, its generative video product. Doing so will only cause more problems — there isn’t a chance in hell that Sora is profitable, and I’m fairly sure it’s even more expensive to run than ChatGPT, and I imagine its visual inconsistencies and hallucinations would make for some entertaining content for YouTubers and tech reporters.

It was a horseman, just not the part where they cancel it a few months later.

To be fair to OpenAI, they are now saying "just use ChatGPT for video too". Good chance that Disney cancelled them before they cancelled Sora

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Great read, thank you

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 27 points 7 hours ago

Womp; also, womp.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 hours ago

"Wait, so you're not going to help us eliminate most of our media staff? We're out."

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world -2 points 4 hours ago

Breaking: Film company breaks ties with other company after they stop doing film stuff. More at 11.