The Sora shutdown is a case study in vendor dependency. Here is what it reveals about how operators should approach AI tools.
Sora went from billion-dollar partnership to full shutdown in months. No extended transition. No migration path. Operators building on any platform need to assume that timeline is possible for every tool they use.
The operators who were least disrupted were the ones who documented processes around outcomes rather than around specific platform steps. When the tool is gone, the outcome spec survives.
Every operator using AI tools should be able to answer: which tools are we most dependent on, and what breaks if they disappear tomorrow? That answer is your vendor risk exposure.
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