# OpenAI suspends Sora depictions of Martin Luther King Jr. following a request from his family

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/openai-suspends-sora-depictions-of-martin-luther-king-jr-following-a-request-from-his-family/
- Published: 2025-10-19T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial located in downtown Washington, DC. Photo credit: National Park Service via Flickr. Public domain. Article by Mariella Moon. Engadget &#8211; October 17, 2025. OpenAI has paused video generations of Martin Luther King Jr. on&nbsp;Sora&nbsp;at the request of King Inc., the estate that manages his legacy. The company said in an&nbsp;announcement&nbsp;on X that it worked with the estate to address how his &#8220;likeness is represented in Sora generations&#8221; after people used the app to create disrespectful depictions of the American civil rights leader.&nbsp;[&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.engadget.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio
