Sora shutdown sparks thoughts on AI video economics: heavy users lose the most money
gandamu_ml · x · 2026-08-25
The author reflects on the economics of AI video generation following the Sora shutdown and 3,000 generations.
- Haters: $0 net revenue
- Casual users: +$$ net revenue
- Addicts: -$$$$$ net revenue
This structure highlights the financial disparity among different user groups of generative AI tools.
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