OpenAI Pauses Sora AI Videos of Martin Luther King Jr. as 'Inappropriate' Deepfakes Flood the App

To Stop Misuses of Sora, Estates Are Using AI to Fight Back Against AI

It’s been not even a month since OpenAI launched its latest AI video generation model Sora 2, and the issues that have cropped up from its hyper-realistic depictions of both copyrighted characters and real-life public figures have emerged quicker than people can swat them down. This very morning on Friday, October 17, OpenAI jointly issued a statement with Martin Luther King Jr.’s estate saying it has “paused” Sora generating Dr. King after user…

OpenAI Pauses Sora AI Videos of Martin Luther King Jr. as 'Inappropriate' Deepfakes Flood the App

The video fakery ranged from weird takes of King rapping to overtly racist content.

OpenAI blocks Sora 2 users from using MLK Jr.'s likeness after "disrespectful depictions"

OpenAI is pausing Sora 2 users' ability to make AI videos that depict the civil rights leader as the company works to create rules for historical figures.

OpenAI's video tool 'pauses' MLK Jr. depictions after family rips 'disrespectful' deepfakes

OpenAI is clamping down on deepfake videos of Martin Luther King Jr. on its video tool Sora 2 after his family complained about “disrespectful depictions" of the iconic leader.

OpenAI Pauses Martin Luther King Jr. AI Videos, Saying Public Figures “Should Ultimately Have Control” Over Likeness

After a swirl of objections from IP owners over generative AI video model Sora 2, the estate of Martin Luther King, Jr. and OpenAI have agreed to pause images of King created by the platform. In a joint statement, the estate and the tech company cited the existence of “disrespectful depictions” of King. The release of Sora 2 in recent weeks has created a firestorm, with CAA, the MPA, major unions and other Hollywood stakeholders leveling criti…

OpenAI Blocks Sora’s Ability to Generate Martin Luther King Jr. Videos at Family’s Request Following ‘Disrespectful Depictions’ of Civil Rights Leader

Artificial-intelligence powerhouse OpenAI has “paused” the ability of its Sora AI video system to create user-prompted videos of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the request of the civil rights leader’s estate. The company said the decision came after some Sora users “generated disrespectful depictions of Dr. King’s image.” In a statement posted on OpenAI’s X account, which said it was jointly from OpenAI and “King Estate, Inc.,” the AI company s…