OpenAI's Sora generates biased and stereotypical videos
An investigation by Wired found that OpenAI's Sora video generation model frequently produced racist, sexist, and ableist stereotypes. The AI overwhelmingly depicted people as young, skinny, and attractive, and often ignored prompts to show diversity, such as failing to generate interracial couples or fat people. Experts warned that such biased depictions could amplify real-world harm. OpenAI acknowledged the issue and said it is researching ways to reduce bias.
- Date it happened
- 2025-03-30
- Organisation involved
- OpenAI
- Product, system or model
- Sora
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