OpenAI halted artificial intelligence -generated videos of Martin Luther King Jr. on Sora after it said users utilized its short-form video tool to create "disrespectful depictions" of the civil rights leader.

At the request of the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc., "OpenAI has paused generations depicting Dr. King," OpenAI said in a post to social media platform X on Thursday.

"While there are strong free speech interests in depicting historical figures, OpenAI believes public figures and their families should ultimately have control over how their likeness is used," the company said.

The ChatGPT maker also said it will work to toughen "guardrails" for historical figures, and that public figures or representatives can ask to not appear in Sora videos.

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