Sam Altman deleted TikTok because he could not stop scrolling. OpenAI killed Sora for the same reason.

The Next Webby Ana Maria ConstantinJuly 27, 2026tech

Sam Altman deleted TikTok because he could not stop using it. The OpenAI CEO said on the “Relentless” podcast that he forced himself to learn the app while OpenAI was building Sora, its AI-generated video social network. “I made myself get addicted to TikTok, because I wanted to just learn,” he said. He started with […] This story continues at The Next Web

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Sam Altman deleted TikTok because he could not stop scrolling. OpenAI killed Sora for the same reason.

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