Deepfake Disaster: OpenAI's New Social App Sparks Internal Strife

OpenAI's recent launch of Sora, a new TikTok-style social media app featuring AI-generated videos, has ignited significant internal debate among current and former researchers. The app's feed, which prominently features deepfakes of CEO Sam Altman, has raised questions about its alignment with OpenAI's foundational nonprofit mission to develop advanced AI for the benefit of humanity.
Researchers like John Hallman expressed initial concern about releasing an AI-based feed, acknowledging the
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