Tony Rock says MLK Jr. And others are banned from AI videos

Tony Rock
I have a dream too…
STOP PUTTING MLK IN AI VIDEOS!!!
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TMZ.com
Tony Rock Understands why people put Dr. Martin Luther King Jr In the AI videos… but he says it has to stop… because there are some people you just can’t make fun of!
We caught up with the comedian at LAX on Friday… and we had to ask him — from a professional comedian’s perspective — his thoughts on Sora’s videos featuring AI-MLK — like his clip in a WWE ring, or behind the counter at KFC, to name a few.
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Rock says he’s putting an end to MLK…saying he can see the humor in some of the videos he films 2pac and Peggy — Although they have a legacy he doesn’t want to see tarnished either — but the influential civil rights leader is just a bridge too far.
TR points out that he really shouldn’t be telling people not to use Dr. King that way…but he says it out loud so everyone will know now – leave King out of this fray!
king’s daughter, Berenice,maybe you will appreciate the backup… As we told youShe asked OpenAI to shut down the “disrespectful depiction” of her late father — and they responded, issuing a joint statement with the King estate, about supporting “guardrails for historical figures.”
Among other things, Rock says AI should not touch… Malcolmand obviously — and other American civil rights heroes who spent their lives uplifting others.
We also asked Tony about The controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival –And we’ll have to see his reaction…he seems like he’s always looking for another job opportunity!
Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy lives on… As Tony Rock says, AI heroism has no place in it!



