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The OpenAI Graveyard: All The Deals And Products That Haven't Happened
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Just two months ago, OpenAI was in full-on expansion mode.

"AI is going to transform everything," CEO of applications Fidji Simo told Forbes in January, as the company focused on developing products for everything from ads to shopping to video.

Now, the tone is shifting. OpenAI has reversed course on several initiatives—including its once-viral Sora video app—suggesting a new focus on financial discipline.

OpenAI isn't hurting for cash yet—the company just announced a new $122 billion funding round this week—but its growing list of abandoned and delayed projects is worth watching as the AI industry continues to mature. Read more here, and keep scrolling for more from the Forbes newsroom.

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