The Problem With Deepfakes

The Problem With Deepfakes

Author: Robb Dunewood, Stephanie Humphrey, Terrance Gaines October 21, 2025 Duration: 1:01:48

Deepfakes of prominent deceased figures from history, like Martin Luther King Jr., are so problematic on Sora 2 that OpenAI changed its policies to allow the families and estates of deceased people to opt out of having their likenesses used on its platform.


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