OpenAI Sora Shutdown: $15M/Day Compute Costs, Disney's $1B Deal Collapse, and the Hard Economics of AI Video - April 15, 2026

OpenAI Sora Shutdown: $15M/Day Costs, the Disney $1B Deal Collapse, and the Hard Economics of AI Video - April 15, 2026 OpenAI's Sora video generation tool burned $15 million per day in compute against just $2.1 million in total lifetime revenue, leading to its shutdown on March 24th. The collapse torpedoed Disney's planned billion-dollar partnership and raises fundamental questions about whether consumer AI video generation can ever be economically viable. Hosted by Chris and Laura. The DX Today Podcast brings you daily deep dives into the most consequential stories in the AI ecosystem. Send us fan mail: https://dxtoday.com/contact #AI #OpenAI #Sora #AIVideo #Disney