OpenAI’s Sora video generator finally exited its restricted beta, marking a creative high. However, the month was marred by a “low” in the supply chain. NVIDIA faced extreme scrutiny as Blackwell chip shortages reached a boiling point, causing stock volatility for AI startups. Meta capitalized on the chaos by releasing more efficient versions of Llama 3.x, allowing developers to run powerful models on less hardware. It was a month of brilliant software meeting the harsh reality of physical hardware limitations.