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Katzenberg, ex-Sora head Peebles, ex-Dropbox CFO plan AI video startup

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Sources report that Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is teaming up with former OpenAI Sora head Bill Peebles and former Dropbox CFO Sujay Jaswa to launch a startup focused on training AI video models for filmmakers. The venture aims to serve the film industry with specialized AI video generation capabilities.

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    Sources: Jeffrey Katzenberg, ex-OpenAI Sora head Bill Peebles, and ex-Dropbox CFO Sujay Jaswa plan to launch a startup to train AI video models for filmmakers (The Information)

    The Information : Sources: Jeffrey Katzenberg, ex-OpenAI Sora head Bill Peebles, and ex-Dropbox CFO Sujay Jaswa plan to launch a startup to train AI video models for filmmakers — Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is teaming up with the former head of OpenAI's Sora app to launch a new AI startup that would train …

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