063: Today in AI: Delete Sora and Lose Everything, OpenAI $500B Val Deal, Cure Cancer vs AI Slop

Join 40,000 readers and get the full notes and summary: https://newsletter.aiwithkyle.com/subscribe Subscribe and turn on notifications to catch the next live stream: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1 Want to become fast-track becoming an AI Trainer? Apply to join the next AI Workshop Kit cohort: https://newsletter.aiwithkyle.com/c/workshop-kit This video is from the ‘AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream’ First aired: 2 October 2025 Summary: OpenAI dropped Sora 2 this week and honestly, the timing is a bit awkward. Just last week Sam Altman was out here talking about needing trillions of dollars and massive compute power to cure cancer and provide personalised tutors for every human on earth. Noble stuff. Then days later they launch what's essentially a very sophisticated AI video slop machine with Sam's face plastered everywhere as the default deep fake. I get why they're doing it, they need revenue, they need to prove the business model to investors, and the the TikTok killer is genuinely clever, but the optics are problematic. But, the bit that's worrying: if you delete your Sora account, OpenAI nukes your entire ChatGPT account, all your conversations, and your API access. Forever. You can't even reuse your email. It's buried in the terms and I didn't clock it when signing up, did you? They've also just closed a deal allowing employees to sell shares at a $500 billion valuation, so there's clearly a lot of money moving around behind the scenes. Meanwhile, internal researchers are publicly uncomfortable about launching a social media feed, and honestly, fair enough. Oh and we've also just crossed the uncanny valley—AI video is now indistinguishable from reality for most people, and society hasn't quite cottoned on to what that means yet. Watch full edited live stream: https://youtu.be/7LXxUb5MdeA —— More Useful Resources —— My other daily live show - 30-day building a business in public challenge: https://www.youtube.com/live/Z0Z_1Eg3HUk (day one) Free AI Entrepreneurship Playbooks: https://aiwithkyle.com/catalog Free Quiz: What AI business should you start? https://aiwithkyle.com/tools Free AI Training Business Planner: https://aiwithkyle.com/tools/workshop-builder Free 10-Week ‘Vibe Coding’ AI Summer Camp: https://aiwithkyle.com/courses/10-week-ai-summer-camp —— Time Stamps —— 0:00 - Introduction & Account Deletion Warning 0:57 - OpenAI $500B Valuation & Share Sale Deal 2:56 - Sam Altman's "Abundant Intelligence" Blog Post 4:37 - Sam Altman Preparing Ground for Sora Launch 5:07 - Is Sora High-Quality Slop? The Cameo Feature 7:08 - Will Sora Be a ChatGPT Moment for Video? 8:35 - The Contradiction: Cancer Cure vs AI Video Generator 9:53 - Why OpenAI Needs Revenue & Popular Products 11:24 - Marketing Genius: Sam Altman's Face & Invite Codes 12:12 - Scarcity Marketing & How to Access Sora in UK/Europe 13:40 - OpenAI's Future: The Advertising Business Model 15:29 - Internal OpenAI Dissent Over Sora Launch 16:30 - Researchers Express Worry About Social Media Pitfalls 17:44 - AI Researchers Voice Concerns Over Sora 2 Launch 18:34 - Q&A: Can You Livestream Sora to TikTok? 18:56 - The Scary Part: Deleting Sora Deletes Everything 22:22 - We've Crossed the Uncanny Valley - Video Can't Be Trusted 24:19 - Wrap Up & Where to Find More Content —— Contact —— Best is in YouTube comments. For business enquiries only: https://www.passionfroot.me/iamkylebalmer

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