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The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn't make it
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The article highlights a growing “AI graveyard,” listing AI startups and products that shut down or were folded into larger platforms. Relay, an AI workflow automation tool meant as an alternative to Zapier, closed entirely in August after competitors added similar automation directly. Character.ai filed for bankruptcy five years after launching. The piece cites S&P Global Market Intelligence saying about 42% of corporate AI initiatives are abandoned by their parent companies. It also reviews setbacks at major firms: OpenAI rolled back a “super app” redesign to ChatGPT Classic, discontinued ChatGPT Atlas on August 9, merged features from Operator, and shut down its Sora video-sharing platform in March 2026.
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