OpenAI announced today that it is pausing AI‑generated videos of Martin Luther King Jr. in its Sora app, following intense criticism over “disrespectful” deepfake content featuring the civil rights icon. The videos of MLK Jr. have included everything from talking about dreaming of chocolate chunk cookies and Sam Altman to much more sinister video generations. While the move is framed as a concession to King’s estate, it signals deeper tensions in how AI platforms navigate history, consent and the ethics of resurrecting public figures. Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant and JFK are among the deceased and disrespectful videos currently circulating.

OpenAI is backtracking

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OpenAI is doing what it should have done from the start: not allowing deceased public figures to be used

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