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OpenAI cuts back on “side quests.”

CEO of applications Fidji Simo told staff the company will prioritize coding and enterprise users over the wide array of projects it has been pursuing, the WSJ reports, including deepfake machine Sora, browser Atlas, and gadgets.

It gave a similar explanation when it delayed the release of ChatGPT’s “adult mode.”

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