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Summary: The fixer’s dilemma: Chris Lehane and OpenAI’s impossible mission Crunch

1. OpenAI's Sora problem: The video generation tool launched with copyrighted material, causing a legal dispute with publishers and the entertainment industry.
2. Economic concerns: The company is building data centers in economically challenged areas like Lordstown, Ohio, raising questions about whether these communities will bear the brunt of increased energy costs while OpenAI benefits.
3. Internal conflicts: Current and former employees have expressed misgivings about OpenAI's actions, particularly regarding the use of AI to generate videos of deceased celebrities, which has been criticized as exploitative and inappropriate. An executive at OpenAI publicly questioned whether the company is becoming a "frightening power" instead of a virtuous one.
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Legal dispute over OpenAI's Sora video tool due to copyrighted material, economic concerns about data centers in Lordstown, Ohio, and internal conflicts over AI-generated deceased celebrity videos, with criticisms of exploitation and inappropriateness. Employees question the company's moral
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URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/10/the-fixers-dilemma-chris-lehane-and-openais-impossible-mission/#summary

Date: Oct. 12, 2025

Notes: 2025-10-12

Created: 2025/10/12 18:20

Updated: 2025/12/08 00:36

Last Read: 2025/10/12 22:15