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OpenAI has announced it has banned the creation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deepfakes

The move comes after several racist deepfake videos were created using the latest version of its Sora model

The latest version of Sora, launched on Sept. 30, was downloaded more than one million times in less than five days

OpenAI has banned the creation of “disrespectful” deepfakes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after several racist videos were created and circulated on the internet.

The announcement was made in a statement shared on X by OpenAI on Thursday, Oct. 16. It comes after users utilized Sora, an artificial intelligence model offered by the company, to create “disrespectful depictions of Dr. King’s image.”

OpenAI said it has worked with the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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