Running list tracks shut-down AI products, from Relay to Humane
Original title: The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
The roundup also covers OpenAI reversals, Apple's delayed Siri, and Microsoft Recall's privacy backlash.
TechCrunch lists AI products and startups that shut down, pivoted, or missed expectations. Relay, an AI workflow tool positioned against Zapier, shut down in August, and Character.AI filed for bankruptcy five years after launch. The piece also recounts OpenAI folding standalone products into ChatGPT, Apple's delayed Siri and a $250 million settlement, Microsoft Recall, Notion Mail, Humane's AI Pin, and Rabbit's R1.
- S&P Global says about 42% of corporate AI initiatives are abandoned.
- OpenAI rolled back its July 9 ChatGPT redesign after user criticism.
- ChatGPT Atlas ended on August 9, and Sora shut down in March 2026.
- Notion Mail is scheduled to shut down on September 22.
- Humane closed the AI Pin business in February 2025; HP paid $116 million.
- Organizations
- S&P Global Market Intelligence
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From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.
By Lauren Forristal · techcrunch.com
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