There are a few things on my mind right now: Polymarket, Sora, and great product launches (one of which could take on Hallmark!) Let’s get into it.

Polymarket

Polymarket is a decentralized prediction market platform that allows users to trade on the outcomes of real-world events. It operates on blockchain technology, enabling people to place bets (or “trade shares”) on topics such as politics, sports, cryptocurrency prices, and other verifiable events.

There may not be another website in the world right now with as much “alpha” (valuable insights) about the future as Polymarket. It could be argued that it predicted the outcome of the election earlier and more definitively than any other news outlet. Very smart people are engaging there and betting on future events. It’s worth logging on simply to explore the topics people are betting on and what the odds are. You might find yourself challenging some of your own assumptions right away.

Sora

OpenAI’s Sora is an advanced AI video generation model that transforms text prompts into realistic videos. Launched earlier this month, Sora enables users to create videos up to 20 seconds long in various resolutions and aspect ratios. It also allows for the extension, remixing, and blending of existing visual assets.

OpenAI opened up access to Sora last week, and it made a big splash—for about a day. I tried it out and, admittedly, wasn’t very impressed. Could I improve my prompting skills? Sure. But there have been numerous side-by-side comparisons between Sora and, most notably, Google’s Veo 2. Honestly, Veo seems to wipe the floor with Sora, at least for now

I’m not technical, so I don’t fully understand what goes into building these models, but it feels like the massive lead OpenAI once had has diminished with the rise of X.ai, Anthropic, and Google’s late but strong entry into the field. I understand the o3 model is supposed to be better than all of these, but I can’t help but feel that OpenAI’s days as the undisputed leader are over.

My Top 3 Product Launches In The last Week

That’s it from me. Happy holidays!