
OpenAI Made A HUGE Mistake! Sora Launch + Product Review
12/12/24 • 22 min
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Ep. 285
Is OpenAI launching cookie dough instead of software?
Kipp and Kieran dive into the fumbled rollout of OpenAI's Sora, describing it as the most botched product launch of 2024. Learn more on the hilariously half-baked attempts at AI-generated memes, the reality behind text-to-video technology, and the chaotic landscape of AI data privacy.
Mentions
- Sora https://openai.com/sora/
- Grok https://x.ai/
- Marques Brownlee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY2x0TyKzIQ
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Ep. 285
Is OpenAI launching cookie dough instead of software?
Kipp and Kieran dive into the fumbled rollout of OpenAI's Sora, describing it as the most botched product launch of 2024. Learn more on the hilariously half-baked attempts at AI-generated memes, the reality behind text-to-video technology, and the chaotic landscape of AI data privacy.
Mentions
- Sora https://openai.com/sora/
- Grok https://x.ai/
- Marques Brownlee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY2x0TyKzIQ
Get our guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/customgpt
We’re creating our next round of content and want to ensure it tackles the challenges you’re facing at work or in your business.
To understand your biggest challenges we’ve put together a survey and we’d love to hear from you! https://bit.ly/matg-research
Resource
- [Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip
We’re on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGtXqPiNV8YC0GMUzY-EUFg
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Join our community https://landing.connect.com/matg
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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.
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To understand your biggest challenges we’ve put together a survey and we’d love to hear from you! https://bit.ly/matg-research
Resource
- [Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip
We’re on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed
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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.
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Get our guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/customgpt
We’re creating our next round of content and want to ensure it tackles the challenges you’re facing at work or in your business.
To understand your biggest challenges we’ve put together a survey and we’d love to hear from you! https://bit.ly/matg-research
Resource
- [Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip
We’re on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed
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