OpenAI Discontinues Sora, Altman's New Manifesto & MIT's AI Energy Tool

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In this episode of AI RADAR, we explore why **OpenAI is officially discontinuing Sora**, shutting down the expensive video platform. We also analyze Sam Altman's new **Our Principles** manifesto, aimed at balancing military demands with AI democratization. Plus, MIT and IBM Watson reveal **EnergAIzer** to rapidly predict and reduce AI's carbon footprint. Finally, brief updates on Google Earth Engine's compute tiers and the US Air Force's AI test assistant.Sources:• Sora Shutdown: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/what-to-know-about-the-sora-discontinuation• Our Principles: https://openai.com/our-principles• MIT EnergAIzer: https://news.mit.edu/2026/faster-way-estimate-ai-power-consumption-0427• Google Earth Engine: https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/guides/noncommercial• USAF AI Tool: https://www.aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/us-air-force-ai-tool-cuts-flight-test-planning-from-days-to-minutes/

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