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I have to tell you about Sora 2. It’s OpenAI’s new video generation application that is both breathtaking and terrifying.
This is the first tool from an AI company that lets you give it a prompt, and in just a few seconds you get a full AI-generated video up to a minute long. The results aren’t perfect, but they’re close. Like nearby Hollywood.
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The lighting, the camera movement, the facial expressions, everything is incredibly realistic.
AI videos are increasing in light of the new Sora 2 video generation application. (iStock)
Want to see a golden retriever surfing Times Square in slow motion? Do. A drone photo of a city built from clouds? Easy.
Dead celebrities
People use Sora 2 to generate fake videos of dead celebrities doing things they never did.
- JFK is transformed into a WWE superstar.
- Tupac appears with Mr. Rogers talking about respect.
- Stephen Hawking is attacked in the UFC. Warning: I knew this was all just AI, but it was still upsetting to watch. Weird, right?
- Even Sam AltmanCEO of OpenAI, steals GPUs from Target.
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I’m sure you know that under US law “libel” only applies to living people, not the dead. This means that families and estates have no legal recourse when someone uses AI to humiliate or misrepresent their loved one. It’s a melee at the moment, and no one is responsible.
Even scarier?
In this photo illustration, the screen of a smartphone displays the icon of the Sora 2 application developed by OpenAI, in front of the company’s logo, on October 8, 2025, in Chongqing, China. Sora 2 is OpenAI’s next-generation generative video model that powers the Sora app, supporting synchronized audio, realistic motion, and physically accurate scene simulation. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) ((Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images))
Sora is also used for harassment and identity theft. All it takes is one photo and you can make a video of anyone doing anything. Fake crimes, revenge content, political lies, anything is possible.
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OpenAI says you need permission to use a person’s face or voice. Yeah, like that’s going to stop anyone.
If whoever runs OpenAI can’t stop their own face from being misused, what chance do the rest of us have? Right now, you can only get Sora 2 as an iPhone app. You’ll need an OpenAI account, and it’s still invite-only, so most people don’t have access yet.
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, United States, Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Stargate is a collaboration of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, with promotional support from President Donald Trump, to build data centers and other infrastructure for artificial intelligence across the United States. (Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Sora 2 is an incredible tool. But they are abused and the safeguards are, at best, fragile. So from now on, when a video goes viral, you better assume it’s fake until it’s proven real.
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