😺 OpenAI CTO: Here's what replaced Sora

Q: OpenAI is killing Sora video generation to build one AI super app merging ChatGPT, Codex, and browse

OpenAI is killing Sora video generation to build one AI super app merging ChatGPT, Codex, and browser, while raising a record $122B at $852B valuation

Q: Greg Brockman says AGI is "70-80% here" and expects full AGI within a couple years, with new Spud mo

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The Neuron·Thursday, April 2, 2026·8 min read

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OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman revealed the company is killing Sora video generation to focus on building one AI super app, while raising a record $122B at $852B valuation. The company is developing a new model called 'Spud' with two years of research and expects AGI within a couple years, but faces compute constraints forcing difficult product decisions.

Key Facts

✓OpenAI is killing Sora video generation to build one AI super app merging ChatGPT, Codex, and browser, while raising a record $122B at $852B valuation

✓Greg Brockman says AGI is "70-80% here" and expects full AGI within a couple years, with new Spud model containing two years of research

✓Oracle fired 25,000 employees via 6am emails to fund AI data centers while Cloudflare launched EmDash as a free WordPress alternative

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