Altman says Sora's decline comes down to one thing: 'not enough compute'
rohanjamin · x · 2026-09-18
When a user told Sam Altman they missed the original Sora, he reportedly replied "not enough compute." Noah Smith shared the exchange, noting "Sora was the best" — a telling signal of compute constraints on video generation models.
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