Several current and former OpenAI researchers are speaking out over the company’s first foray into social media: the Sora app , a TikTok-style feed filled with AI-generated videos and a lot of Sam Altman deepfakes . The researchers, airing their grievances on X, seem torn over how the launch fits into OpenAI’s nonprofit mission to develop advanced AI that benefits humanity.

“AI-based feeds are scary,” said OpenAI pretraining researcher John Hallman in a post on X . “I won’t deny that I felt some concern when I first learned we were releasing Sora 2. That said, I think the team did the absolute best job they possibly could in designing a positive experience […] We’re going to do our best to make sure AI helps and does not hurt humanity.”

AI-based feeds are scary. I won't deny that I

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