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Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangers

Public Citizen warns that Sora 2's rapid launch risks misuse for nonconsensual deepfakes and harms to democracy, citing a pattern of unsafe releases by OpenAI.

  • On Tuesday, Public Citizen demanded OpenAI withdraw Sora 2 in a letter to CEO Sam Altman and the U.S. Congress.
  • Amid growing alarms, advocates cite nonconsensual deepfakes and rushed release; Public Citizen's letter says Sora 2 shows a `reckless disregard` for safety, likenesses and democracy, warning OpenAI rushed the app ahead of competitors.
  • OpenAI's AI video app Sora 2 launched on Android phones more than a month ago in the U.S., Canada, Japan, and South Korea; typical videos spread onto TikTok, Instagram, X, and Facebook.
  • Hollywood and entertainment interests and the Japanese manga industry pressed OpenAI, which reached agreements with Martin Luther King Jr.'s family on Oct. 16 and Bryan Cranston, SAG-AFTRA on Oct. 20.
  • Lawsuits in California allege severe harms linked to OpenAI's chatbot, including four victims who died by suicide, with six adults and one teenager claiming GPT-4o was rushed last year.
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Tech advocacy group Public Citizen has demanded OpenAI withdraw Sora 2, citing safety concerns and threats to democracy from the AI video generator.

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The technology industry is moving forward quickly and has once again wreaked havoc. This time it is about the shared reality of humanity and the control of our image before and after death, thanks to platforms for the generation of images by artificial intelligence such as Sora 2 of OpenAI.

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