Altman on Killing Sora and Atlas: Prioritizing AGI Amid Limited Compute
tristanbob · x · 2026-08-24
Sam Altman discussed the decision to kill the video generation model Sora and the web browser Atlas. He noted that while both were great products, OpenAI prioritized general intelligence for knowledge work and science over other projects, given the constraints on compute, talent, and resources.
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