Ilyasah Shabazz refuses to watch the AI-generated videos of her father, Malcolm X. The clips, made with OpenAI’s new video tool Sora, show the civil rights leader making crude jokes, wrestling with Martin Luther King Jr., and talking about defecating on himself. According to The Washington Post, many families of deceased celebrities are horrified by these realistic fake videos now spreading online.
AI Tool Creates Disturbing Celebrity Content
OpenAI released Sora 2 as its latest video creation tool. Users can generate seemingly realistic clips of historical figures and dead celebrities. The technology produces videos that look authentic but show these people in scenarios that never happened.
The Malcolm X videos represent just one example of this trend. Families of other deceased public figures also face similar problems. The clips often place their loved ones in offensive or inappropriate situations. Some videos show historical figures making statements they never made. Others depict them in crude or embarrassing scenes.
Families Report Emotional Distress
Relatives of the deceased say these videos cause real harm. They report feeling violated and disrespected. The realistic quality makes the content especially disturbing. Many family members avoid looking at the clips entirely.
Technology Raises New Questions
The Sora tool highlights growing concerns about AI-generated content. The technology can create convincing videos without the consent of families. It raises questions about digital rights for deceased individuals.
The videos spread quickly across social media platforms. Users share them without knowing they are fake. Some people believe the clips show real footage. This creates confusion about what actually happened in history.
OpenAI has not commented on specific cases involving deceased celebrities. The company released Sora to allow creative video generation. But the tool’s capabilities now extend to making fake content featuring real people who cannot object.
Families of historical figures face limited options to stop the videos. Current laws provide little protection for the deceased. The clips continue to appear online despite family objections. The technology allows anyone to create and share these videos with minimal effort.
