Overview

• In a joint statement, OpenAI and King Estate Inc. said Sora 2 generations depicting Dr. King are paused as the company strengthens guardrails for historical figures.
• OpenAI said authorized representatives and estate owners can request that a public figure’s image not be used in Sora 2 videos.
• Bernice A. King criticized many AI portrayals of her father as disrespectful, calling them “foolishness” and urging people to stop sharing them.
• Reports described hyper‑realistic clips featuring vulgar or racist fabrications of King, underscoring misuse risks with the app’s text‑to‑video capabilities.
• Sora 2 launched in September, quickly topped Apple’s App Store, and faces broader IP pushback, with Sam Altman pledging more granular controls for copyrighted characters and some talent agencies withdrawing clients.