"Last night I was flicking through a dating app. One guy stood out: Henry VIII, 34, King of England, nonmonogamy. Next thing I know, I am at a candlelit bar sharing a martini with the biggest serial dater of the 16th century. But the night is not over. Next, I am DJing back-to-back with Diana, Princess of Wales. The crowd's ready for the drop, she shouts in my ear, holding a headphone to her tiara."
"Launched this October in the US and Canada via invitation only, OpenAI's video app hit 1m downloads in just five days, surpassing ChatGPT's debut. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Here is a link to the video instead. AI-generated deepfake video uses the likenesses of Henry VIII and Kobe Bryant Sora is not the only text-to-video generative AI tool out there, but it has become popular for two main reasons."
Sora 2 launched in October via invitation-only in the US and Canada and reached one million downloads within five days. The app generates 10-second, high-production-value video clips from simple text prompts, enabling users to create realistic deepfakes within minutes. The platform allows the likenesses of deceased celebrities, politicians, and historical figures while requiring consent for living people. The main feed features surreal clips of historical leaders and public figures, ranging from humorous to disturbing, and includes depictions of Henry VIII, Princess Diana, Karl Marx, Adolf Hitler, and Queen Elizabeth II. The speed, realism, and permissive deceased-person policy raise ethical, safety, and misinformation concerns and expose regulatory gaps that demand clearer safeguards and consent mechanisms.
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