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May 23, 2024 09:00 AM
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CX Daily: China’s Dwindling AI Chip Stockpile Leaves Little Room for Sora Copycats

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A video created with Sora is being displayed on a smartphone with the OpenAI logo visible in the background in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 16. Photo: VCG
A video created with Sora is being displayed on a smartphone with the OpenAI logo visible in the background in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 16. Photo: VCG

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In Depth: China’s dwindling AI chip stockpile leaves little room for Sora copycats

The release three months ago of Sora, a program developed by OpenAI to convert text prompts into computer-generated videos, has placed significant pressure on Chinese firms in the space.

But weighing the high costs, immense computing resources required and the nation’s dwindling stocks of advanced hardware, most see little business case to justify a generative video arms race.

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