OpenAI Suspends MLK Deepfakes on Sora Platform Following Complaints
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Robert Hart
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Summary
OpenAI has suspended AI-generated deepfake videos of Martin Luther King Jr. on its Sora platform after receiving complaints from King's estate and his daughter Bernice King, who called the videos 'disrespectful.' The company is implementing a new policy allowing representatives of historical figures to opt out of having their likenesses used for AI-generated content.
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It said representatives or estates of other historical figures will now be able to opt out of their likeness being used on the platform.
The company said it acted following complaints from King's estate and his daughter, Bernice King, who asked people on social media to stop sending her AI videos of her father.
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