OpenAI kills the Sora AI video app, and it likely won’t ever return

Merely six months after it launched as a standalone app, the Sora AI video generator app is riding into the sunset. The move is pretty surprising, as Google has ramped up its AI video efforts with Veo, while Chinese AI labels continue to deliver impres…

OpenAI just gave up on Sora and its billion-dollar Disney deal
OpenAI just gave up on Sora and its billion-dollar Disney deal

On Tuesday afternoon, OpenAI announced “We’re saying goodbye to Sora,” the video generation tool that it launched at the end of 2024, and centered in a massive licensing deal with Disney only a few months ago. The Wall Street Journal reported the move earlier, saying that OpenAI boss Sam Altman had informed staff that both […]

OpenAI’s plans to make ChatGPT more like Amazon aren’t going so well

OpenAI says it’s moving away from Instant Checkout, which allowed users to buy items directly through the ChatGPT interface.

OpenAI adds open source tools to help developers build for teen safety

Rather than working from scratch to figure out how to make AI safer for teens, developers can use these policies to fortify what they build.

ChatGPT and Gemini are fighting to be the AI bot that sells you stuff
ChatGPT and Gemini are fighting to be the AI bot that sells you stuff

The AI-powered shopping rivalry is heating up as Google and OpenAI launch new features to help you buy things while interacting with their chatbots. Now, Google is teaming up with Gap Inc to allow its Gemini AI assistant to purchase clothes on your behalf from any of its stores, which include Gap, Old Navy, Banana […]

You may start seeing ads in ChatGPT but brands aren’t sure they work

OpenAI’s early ChatGPT ads are raising concerns as advertisers struggle to measure performance.

I use the ‘invert’ prompt to answer problems before they arise

By adding an “invert” prompt to ChatGPT, you can turn potential mistakes into plans to avoid them.

Sam Altman-backed fusion startup Helion in talks with OpenAI

Helion is reportedly negotiating a deal that would see it sell 12.5% of its power output to OpenAI.

The gen AI Kool-Aid tastes like eugenics
The gen AI Kool-Aid tastes like eugenics

Like many people, director Valerie Veatch was intrigued when OpenAI first released its Sora text-to-video generative AI model to the public in 2024. Though she didn’t fully understand the technology, she was curious about what it could do, and she saw that other artists were building online communities to share their new AI creations. The […]

ChatGPT might not be using the model you think — and it’s also hiding others in settings

ChatGPT’s new interface hides a more complex system where multiple models are used behind the scenes.