"In a joint statement between the AI company and the King Estate, the parties wrote that they "have worked together to address how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s likeness is represented in Sora generations. Some users generated disrespectful depictions of Dr. King's image. So at King, Inc.'s request, OpenAI has paused generations depicting Dr. King as it strengthens guardrails for historical figures.""
"Grok already won't show Elon Musk at his current age or weight, and pressure from President Donald Trump - say, a series of TruthSocial posts complaining that Sora treats him "very unfairly," while also threatening some still-fragile data center deals - could knock any one AI company out of the arms race. Trump arguably has even more power over AI companies than he did over ABC and Kimmel."
"OpenAI says they are less worried about scenarios like that than they are about the concerns of living relatives. The statement continued, "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. Authorized representatives or estate owners can request that their likeness not be used in Sora cameos.""
OpenAI is implementing new guardrails for Sora, its image and video generation platform, following backlash over disrespectful depictions of historical figures. OpenAI and the King Estate agreed that generations depicting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be paused while guardrails are strengthened. OpenAI acknowledged free speech interests but stated that public figures and their families should have control over how likenesses are used. Authorized representatives or estate owners can request that their likeness not be used in Sora cameos. The situation raises concerns about precedent and potential political or commercial pressure on content moderation decisions. OpenAI's CEO has indicated plans for more granular control for IP owners.
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