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OpenAI Axes Erotic Bots and Video Dreams—Just in Time for the IPO Fire Sale

Sam Altman's empire is crumbling its edges. Ditching video generators, shopping carts, and naughty bots—OpenAI's finally facing the music before Wall Street calls.

Aisha Patel 📅 Apr 01, 2026 ⏱️ 3 min read 👁️ 4 views

⚡ Key Takeaways

OpenAI ditched Instant Checkout, Sora, and erotic chatbots to streamline for IPO.
Burning $600B by 2030 on infra, far from profits despite $25B revenue run-rate.
Analysts praise focus, but skeptics see WeWork-style hype crash coming.

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Aisha Patel

Former ML engineer turned writer. Covers computer vision and robotics with a practitioner perspective.

#AI profitability #AI project cuts #ChatGPT profitability #ChatGPT revenue #OpenAI IPO #Sam Altman #Sam Altman strategy

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Originally reported by The Guardian - AI