OpenAI halted artificial intelligence-generated videos of Martin Luther King Jr. after users utilized its short-form video tool Sora to create “disrespectful depictions” of the civil rights leader.

“While there are strong free speech interests in depicting historical figures, OpenAI believes public figures and their families should ultimately have control over how their likeness is used,” OpenAI said in a post to social media platform X.

The ChatGPT maker said it will work to toughen “guardrails” for historical figures and that public figures or representatives can ask to not appear in Sora videos.

OpenAI did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.

Other public figures have also called out the use of AI deepfakes.

Last week, Zelda Williams, the daughter of late comedian Robin Williams, asked that people stop sending her AI videos of her father.

Last year, actress Scarlett Johansson said the company used a voice that sounded “eerily similar” to her performance in the movie “Her” on ChatGPT. OpenAI later pulled the voice from its platform.

OpenAI launched Sora at the end of September. The tool allows users to create AI-generated short videos using a text prompt. In less than five days, Sora head Bill Peebles said the tool had amassed over 1 million downloads, hitting the milestone faster than ChatGPT.

Its ascent and the rise of AI-generated videos have also raised questions and concerns over the spread of misinformation, copyright infringement and the proliferation of AI slop, quickly produced videos that flood social feeds.

Meta on Friday announced new safety features that will allow parents to see and manage how their teenagers are interacting with artificial intelligence characters on the company’s platforms.

Parents will have the option to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters completely, Meta said. They will also be able to block specific AI characters, get insight into the topics their children are discussing with them.

Meta is still building the controls, and the company said they will start to roll out early next year.

“Making updates that affect billions of users across Meta platforms is something we have to do with care, and we’ll have more to share soon,” Meta said in a blog post.

Meta has long faced criticism over its handling of child safety and mental health on its apps. The company’s new parental controls come after the Federal Trade Commission launched an inquiry into several tech companies, including Meta, over how AI chatbots could potentially harm children and teenagers.

The agency said it wants to understand what steps these companies have taken to “evaluate the safety of these chatbots when acting as companions,” according to a release.

In August, Reuters reported that Meta allowed its chatbots to have romantic and sensual conversations with kids. Reuters found that a chatbot was able to have a romantic conversation with an eight-year-old, for instance.

Meta made changes to its AI chatbot policies following the report and now prevents its bots from discussing subjects like self-harm, suicide and eating disorders with teens. The AI is also supposed to avoid potentially inappropriate romantic conversations.

The company announced additional AI safety updates earlier this week. Meta said its AIs should not respond to teens with “age-inappropriate responses that would feel out of place in a PG-13 movie,” and it’s already releasing those changes across the U.S., the U.K., Australia and Canada.

Parents can already set time limits on app use and see if their teenagers are chatting with AI characters, Meta said. Teens can only interact with a select group of AI characters, the company added.

OpenAI, which is also named in the FTC inquiry, has made similar enhancements to its safety features for teens in recent weeks. The company officially rolled out its own parental controls late last month, and it’s developing a technology to better predict a user’s age.

Earlier this week, OpenAI announced a council of eight experts who will advise the company and provide insight into how AI affects users’ mental health, emotions and motivation.

If you are having suicidal thoughts or are in distress, contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for support and assistance from a trained counselor.

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Stocks dropped yesterday amid mounting fears on Wall Street about the prevalence of bad loans, and what it means for a slew of regional banks. That’s led to some “cockroach” hunting, as investors race to assess the health of financial institutions’ lending businesses.

Let’s break this down:

• Earlier this week, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned that there could be more “cockroaches” out there, in reference to the collapses of auto parts maker First Brands and subprime car lender Tricolor Holdings.
• Dimon appeared to be invoking the cockroach theory, which suggests that bad news for one company can lead to several other negative disclosures.
• Shares of Jefferies, which has exposure to First Brands, dropped more than 10% yesterday. Zions, which earlier in the week said it had to take a large charge on bad loans, closed down 13%. Western Alliance said a borrower committed fraud and ended the session down nearly 11%.
• Regional bank stocks tanked yesterday as a result, in turn driving down the broader market. Bank credit concerns also dragged on the European markets today.
• The closely followed 10-year U.S. Treasury yield plunged to levels last seen in early April, when President Donald Trump’s unveiled his steep tariff policy.
• Beyond banking, investors continued to monitor the U.S.-China trade dispute. China’s Ministry of Commerce accused the U.S. of creating “panic” over its rare earth export controls and said it was open to trade talks.
• U.S. stock futures fell this morning, but are well off their lows. Follow live markets updates here.

John Bolton, a former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on charges of mishandling classified information. Bolton is the third Trump adversary to face criminal charges in recent weeks, following the indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Meanwhile in Washington, a bill to fund the military during the government shutdown failed in the Senate yesterday. The vote came hours after senators voted down funding legislation for the 10th time. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told CNBC yesterday that bookings could start slowing if the government doesn’t reopen soon.

You’re likely already feeling the economic impact of Trump’s tariff policy, according to S&P Global.

The firm’s analysis found the levies will run global businesses nearly $1.2 trillion (yes, trillion) this year. Even under conservative estimates, S&P said two-thirds of that cost is expected to be passed down to consumers.

While we’re on the subject of tariffs’ economic impact: The U.S. budget deficit in 2025 shrunk by slightly more than 2%, compared with the 2024 fiscal year. As CNBC’s Jeff Cox notes, revenue from Trump’s tariffs helped mitigate some government spending. Still, the federal government’s shortfall sits at $1.78 trillion.

Apple will soon announce a deal valued at $140 million annually for F1’s U.S. media rights, sources told CNBC’s Alex Sherman. The partnership will help the technology giant build out its sports streaming portfolio, which already includes Major League Soccer and MLB content.

In an interview this week, Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, said Apple has “love” for F1. Cue also said the modern sports watching experience has “gone backwards” as so many different streaming services get in the game.

The parent company of sunglasses maker Ray-Ban has a specific company to thank for its recent performance: Meta.

EssilorLuxottica said a sizable amount of its revenue growth in the third quarter was tied to its partnership with the big tech company to develop and sell smart glasses. Stefano Grassi, EssilorLuxottica’s finance chief, called the Meta products a “lift” for the business.

Speaking of Meta, Oracle‘s shares were able to buck yesterday’s market downturn after the company confirmed a cloud deal with the Facebook parent.