OpenAI Launches Sora 2 With 'Cameos' Feature That Lets Anyone Generate Videos of Dead Celebrities. Zelda Williams Begs the Internet to Stop Sending Her AI Clips of Her Dead Father, Robin Williams

OpenAI's Sora 2, released October 2025, introduced 'Cameos' — letting users generate hyper-realistic videos of celebrities and public figures. Within days, people were generating AI Robin Williams clips and DMing them to his daughter Zelda. She posted a furious Instagram plea: 'Please, just stop sending me AI videos of my dad. Stop believing I want to see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't.' Bryan Cranston, the SAG-AFTRA union, and multiple estates joined the chorus. OpenAI responded with an opt-out system only after public pressure — putting the burden on the dead and their families.