"Chris Lehane is one of the best in the business at making bad news disappear. Al Gore's press secretary during the Clinton years, Airbnb's chief crisis manager through every regulatory nightmare from here to Brussels - Lehane knows how to spin. Now he's two years into what might be his most impossible gig yet: as OpenAI's VP of global policy,"
"The company's Sora problem is really at the root of everything else. The video generation tool launched last week with copyrighted material seemingly baked right into it. It was a bold move for a company already getting sued by the New York Times, the Toronto Star, and half the publishing industry. The invite-only app soared to the top of the App Store as people created digital versions of themselves, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman;"
"He even talks about waking up at 3 a.m. worried about whether any of this will actually benefit humanity. But good intentions don't mean much when your company is subpoenaing critics, draining economically depressed towns of water and electricity, and bringing dead celebrities back to life to assert your market dominance. The company's Sora problem is really at the root of everything else."
Chris Lehane specializes in crisis public relations and serves as OpenAI's vice president of global policy. Lehane emphasizes intentions to democratize artificial intelligence and expresses personal concern about AI's benefits for humanity. OpenAI's actions, however, include subpoenaing critics, straining local resources, and launching tools that revive deceased celebrities, undermining those stated intentions. The new Sora video-generation tool launched with apparent copyrighted material and quickly went viral, featuring public figures and fictional characters. Those choices prompted legal exposure and highlighted a tension between ethical commitments and market-driven product launches within large tech firms.
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