AI-generated videos were clogging social media feeds Monday as Hurricane Melissa surged toward Jamaica, diverting attention from critical safety information about the massive Category 5 storm.

AFP surfaced dozens of fakes -- most bearing watermarks for OpenAI's text-to-video model Sora -- as Melissa was set to pummel the Caribbean island with violent winds and heavy rains.

The videos depicted a range of fabricated scenarios, from dramatic newscasts and shots of severe flooding to images of sharks in the water as well as poignant scenes of human suffering.

Others appeared to show locals -- often voiced with strong Jamaican accents that seemed aimed at reinforcing stereotypes -- partying, boating, jet skiing, swimming or otherwise minimizing the threat of what forecasters have warned coul

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