Sam Altman: OpenAI Deprioritized Sora Because Codex Mattered More

Sam Altman said OpenAI shifted resources away from Sora because Codex mattered more, reflecting a broader prioritization decision amid limited compute, talent, and resources.
According to Altman, Sora was a good, fun product but used significant compute, which OpenAI chose to direct toward Codex instead. He said the company's bigger focus is general intelligence for knowledge work, science, and productivity, rather than building too many separate products.