OpenAI discontinues several products months after launch, per Ethan Mollick
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Ethan Mollick says OpenAI has discontinued several of its products within months of launch, naming Sora after six months, Agent Builder and Group Chat after eight months each, and Atlas after nine.
He argues that most of OpenAI's products became obsolete within months, and says the company may misjudge how fast the field changes, with Sora possibly an exception. The report is a post on X, and the post does not include an OpenAI statement on the shutdowns.
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Ethan Mollick@emollickXOpenAI shuts down several products within months of launchAIEthan Mollick says OpenAI has discontinued many of its products quickly, citing Sora after six months, Agent Builder and Group Chat after eight months each, and Atlas after nine. He argues that most of its own products became obsolete within months, suggesting the company misjudges the pace of change, with Sora possibly an exception.
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