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 said it worked with MLK’s estate “to address how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s likeness is represented in Sora generations.” At the request of King Inc., “OpenAI has paused generations depicting Dr. King as it strengthens guardrails for historical figures.”

“While there are strong free speech interests in depicting historical figures, OpenAI belie

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