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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Evan Michael Clerigo

After Martin Luther King Jr Deepfakes, Experts Ask: Who's Safe from AI Resurrection?

Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968). Photo: Getty Images / J. Wilds

When OpenAI stopped users from generating videos of Martin Luther King Jr. on its Sora platform, it was meant as an act of respect — a move to shield the civil rights icon's image from misuse.

But for many ethicists, the decision opened a more troubling question: in the age of artificial intelligence, who deserves protection from synthetic resurrection, and who is left to the mercy of the algorithm?

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