US EditionOpenAI Bans Celebrity Deepfakes on Sora After Breaking Bad Actor Raises Concerns About AI Slop
OpenAI requires explicit consent for using real and deceased individuals’ likenesses in AI videos after complaints from celebrities and rights-holders, affecting notable figures like Bryan Cranston.
- On Friday, OpenAI's Sora 2 banned the use of real people’s likenesses and copyrighted characters after users recreated celebrities without permission. The updated policy requires opt-in from celebrities and rights-holders before likeness use.
- Sora's speed and realism led to viral outputs as users of Sora 2 generate extremely realistic videos in seconds, making it harder for general internet audiences to judge authenticity.
- Viral examples ranged from Mickey Mouse skateboarding to Tupac with Marilyn Monroe, while Martin Luther King Jr.'s family blocked his likeness on October 17 but others remain unprotected.
- OpenAI framed the change as balancing free speech and family control, saying `While there are strong free speech interests in depicting historical figures, OpenAI believes public figures and their families should ultimately have control over how their likeness is used.`
- Vasant Dhar, professor at NYU Stern, urged caution, saying likeness use "is not obvious" fair use and the "dead celebrity loophole" leaves many without estates vulnerable.
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OpenAI announced, on Monday, in a joint statement with actor Bryan Cranston and SAG-AFTRA union, that it will introduce additional protection measures against the abuse of voice and imagery of actors in its application of video with artificial intelligence, Sister 2, reports CNC.
Bryan Cranston Leads Actors Guild in Effort to Pressure OpenAI to Stop Unauthorized Voice and Likeness Use with Sora 2 Video Maker
Actor Bryan Cranston has led the effort to get OpenAI to agree to work closer with Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA after the company released its artificial intelligence video making software Sora 2, that raised alarm bells over theft of copyrighted material. The post Bryan Cranston Leads Actors Guild in Effort to Pressure OpenAI to Stop Unauthorized Voice and Likeness Use with Sora 2 Video Maker appeared first on Breitbart.
OpenAI cracks down on Sora 2 deepfakes after Bryan Cranston, actors’ union complain
Sam Altman’s OpenAI said it will crack down on unauthorized deepfakes spit out by its Sora 2 text-to-video generator after complaints by “Breaking Bad” actor Bryan Cranston and other public figures.
OpenAI bans celebrity deepfakes on Sora after Breaking Bad actor raises concerns about AI slop
OpenAI has prohibited celebrity deepfakes on its Sora app after Bryan Cranston and others voiced concerns over unauthorized likeness use. The app will now strengthen protections against such misuse, with an opt-in policy for individuals regarding their voice and image replication.
Following concerns raised by Bryan Cranston and the SAG-AFTRA union, US startup OpenAI is strengthening its protections against deepfakes involving public figures.
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