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Moreover, OpenAI's speculation about sharing revenue with rights holders is already undercut by the fact that Sora earns virtually nothing at present. The model relies heavily on user engagement rather than direct monetization, but high costs and negligible revenue make it futile in its current form.
The Pivot to a Distraction
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has publicly expressed a long-term vision that includes making profits from their AI services, reinvesting these profits, and ultimately achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)—a level of AI capable of understanding and performing any intellectual task a human can. Altman has also made bold claims about the future of AI curing diseases and transforming industries.